Lumbar facet injection cost in Tulsa, OK — inpatient
In Tulsa, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $992.80 to $1,169.26, with a median of $992.80. The lowest listed price is at St John Owasso and 3 other hospitals. Across Oklahoma, the median is $992.80 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 64493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Owasso one side lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 INJ FAC JT L/S 1ST W/IMG LT 4913 | $992.80 | $2,683.25 | $100.81–$202.01 | 63% | — source file |
| St John Owasso one side lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 INJ FAC JT L/S 1ST W/IMG RT 7675 | $992.80 | $2,683.25 | $100.81–$202.01 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Broken Arrow one side lowest Jenks, OK INJ FAC JT L/S 1ST W/IMG LT 4913 | $992.80 | $2,683.25 | $100.81 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Broken Arrow one side lowest Jenks, OK INJ FAC JT L/S 1ST W/IMG RT 7675 | $992.80 | $2,683.25 | $100.81 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center one side lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 INJ FAC JT L/S 1ST W/IMG LT 4913 | $992.80 | $2,683.25 | $100.81–$174.15 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center one side lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 INJ FAC JT L/S 1ST W/IMG RT 7675 | $992.80 | $2,683.25 | $100.81–$174.15 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Sapulpa one side lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 INJ FAC JT L/S 1ST W/IMG LT 4913 | $992.80 | $2,683.25 | $100.81–$174.15 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Sapulpa one side lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 INJ FAC JT L/S 1ST W/IMG RT 7675 | $992.80 | $2,683.25 | $100.81–$174.15 | 63% | — source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Lower Or Sacral Spine Facet Joint W Imaging | $1,169.26 | $2,923.15 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Lower Or Sacral Spine Facet Joint W Imaging | $1,169.26 | $2,923.15 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Njx Dx/Ther Agt Pvrt Facet Jt Lmbr/Sac 1 Level | $1,991.20 | $4,978.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Njx Dx/Ther Agt Pvrt Facet Jt Lmbr/Sac 1 Level | $1,991.20 | $4,978.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $992.80, median $992.80, highest $1,169.26 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $992.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This injection puts numbing medicine or a steroid into or near a facet joint of the lower back, using imaging to guide the needle.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection and imaging guidance. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.