AST liver test cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 16 hospitals list a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $19.20 to $343.00, with a median of $38.97. The lowest listed price is at Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center — $19.77 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $37.49 at 62 hospitals.
- The median here, $38.97, is about the same as the US median of $39.09.
- That is 7.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 cities for code 84450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2025 and Nov 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center lowest Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Liver enzyme (SGOT), level File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $19.20 | $32.00 | $5.18–$36.80 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK · (918) 650-1511 Liver enzyme (SGOT), level File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $27.60 | $92.00 | $4.61–$92.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 Liver enzyme (SGOT), level File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $34.50 | $115.00 | $4.61–$89.70 | 70% |
| St. John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 AST (SGOT)- 45905+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.93 | $102.50 | $5.47–$102.50 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 AST (SGOT)- 45905+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.93 | $102.50 | $5.47–$102.50 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 AST (SGOT)- 45905+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.93 | $102.50 | $5.47–$102.50 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 AST (SGOT)- 45905+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.93 | $102.50 | $5.47–$102.50 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 AST (SGOT)- 45905+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.93 | $102.50 | $5.47–$102.50 | 63% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $40.00 | $50.00 | $4.61–$50.00 | 20% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Transferase Aspartate Amino Ast Sgot File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53.20 | $133.00 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Transferase Aspartate Amino Ast Sgot File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53.20 | $133.00 | — | 60% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Liver enzyme (SGOT), level File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $54.60 | $91.00 | $4.71–$91.00 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Liver enzyme (SGOT), level File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $103.50 | $345.00 | $2.18–$276.00 | 70% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 Liver enzyme (SGOT), level File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $152.70 | $509.00 | $2.18–$509.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Liver enzyme (SGOT), level File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $215.40 | $718.00 | $3.11–$718.00 | 70% |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 SGOT (AST) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $19.20, median $38.97, highest $343.00 — a 17.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $37.93. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 13 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.
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