Thoracentesis cost in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $146.00 to $2,909.00, with a median of $684.00. The lowest price is at Arbuckle Memorial Hospital (Sulphur). The highest price is 19.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $684.00, is 44% below the US median of $1,224.53.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($640.89).
- Oklahoma ranks 3rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 42 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 32555. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$146.00Arbuckle Memorial Hospital
Median$684.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,909.00in Oklahoma
Lowest saves$538.00vs the median
Hospitals in Oklahoma, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle Memorial Hospital lowest Sulphur · Sulphur, OK Thoracentesis W/imaging Guidance | $146.00 | $182.00 | — source file |
| Cordell Memorial Hospital 0189 Cordell · Weatherford, OK Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $240.00 | $300.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center Poteau · Poteau, OK US THORACENTESIS | $250.00 | $1,944.72 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center one side Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK ASPIRATION OF FLUID FROM CHEST CAVITY USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $255.60 | $2,556.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| McAlester Regional Health Center McAlester · McAlester, OK THORACENTESIS W/Imaging | $293.20 | $733.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Weatherford Regional Hospital, INC of Weatherford Weatherford · Weatherford, OK Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $304.00 | $380.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland · Tulsa, OK 32555 THORACENTESIS NEEDLE CATH PLEURA W IMAGING TECH | $306.40 | $383.00 | Mar 4, 2025 source file |
| Elkview General Hospital Hobart · Hobart, OK THORAC W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $421.80 | $703.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St John Nowata one side Nowata · Nowata, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAG RT 61027 | $483.59 | $1,307.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. John Jenks one side Jenks · Tulsa, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE RT 61493 | $483.59 | $1,307.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center one side Tulsa · Tulsa, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE LT 61487 | $483.59 | $1,307.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center one side Bartlesville · Bartlesville, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE LT 61487 | $483.59 | $1,307.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St John Owasso one side Owasso · Tulsa, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE LT 61487 | $483.59 | $1,307.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. John Sapulpa one side Sapulpa · Tulsa, OK ASPIRATE PLEURA W IMAGE LT 61487 | $483.59 | $1,307.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Atoka County Medical Center Atoka · Atoka, OK Us Thoracentesis | $572.00 | $1,431.00 | — source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura With Imaging | $673.55 | $1,924.44 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura With Imaging | $673.55 | $1,924.44 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore · Ardmore, OK Thoracentesis Pleural Space W Guidance | $674.70 | $1,038.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee Muskogee · Muskogee, OK Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $684.00 | $1,710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $684.00 | $1,710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Vinita Vinita · Vinita, OK Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $684.00 | $1,710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Hc Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $684.00 | $1,710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alliancehealth Durant Durant · Durant, OK US Thoracentesis w Imaging Guidance | $714.72 | $5,956.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore · Tulsa, OK HC Thoracentesis W/ Imaging | $756.90 | $2,523.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Surgical Hospital Tulsa · Tulsa, OK US Thoracentesis | $874.82 | $1,077.00 | Oct 31, 2026 source file |
| McCurtain Memorial Hospital Idabel · Idabel, OK THORACENTESIS W-IMAGING | $930.02 | $1,860.03 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska · Tulsa, OK Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $974.92 | $1,624.86 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Purcell Municipal Hospital Purcell · Oklahoma City, OK Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $998.12 | $1,663.53 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga · Watonga, OK Thoracentesis Pleural Space W Guidance | $1,107.60 | $1,704.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso · Tulsa, OK HC Thoracentesis W/ Imaging | $1,174.50 | $3,915.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Duncan Regional Hospital Duncan · Duncan, OK THORACENTESIS | $1,260.50 | $3,452.00 | Mar 14, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa · Tulsa, OK HC Thoracentesis W/ Imaging | $1,333.20 | $4,444.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Memorial Hospital Altus · Altus, OK US Guided Thoracentesis | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Okeene Municipal Hospital Okeene · Okeene, OK Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $1,533.60 | $1,917.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa · Tulsa, OK HC Thoracentesis W/ Imaging | $1,722.00 | $5,740.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ada Ada · Ada, OK Thoracentesis Pleural Space W Guidance | $1,779.70 | $2,738.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Norman Regional Norman · Oklahoma City, OK Aspirate Pleura W/ Imaging | $1,951.20 | $3,252.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Lawton · Lawton, OK THORACENTESIS ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAGING | $2,360.60 | $1,888.48 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Medical Center OK Stillwater · Stillwater, OK IMCU,THORACENTESIS,W/IMAG GUID | $2,388.80 | $2,986.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK Thoracentesis Pleural Space W Guidance | $2,529.80 | $3,892.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Broken Arrow Broken Arrow · Tulsa, OK US THORACENTESIS NEEDLE PLCMT | $2,909.00 | $2,909.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Muskogee Muskogee · Muskogee, OK US THORACENTESIS NEEDLE PLCMT | $2,909.00 | $2,909.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa, OK | 14 | $306.40 | $720.45 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 6 | $255.60 | $835.84 |
| Muskogee, OK | 2 | $684.00 | $1,796.50 |
| Weatherford, OK | 2 | $240.00 | $272.00 |
| Atoka, OK | 1 | $572.00 | $572.00 |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $1,779.70 | $1,779.70 |
| Altus, OK | 1 | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $674.70 | $674.70 |
| Bartlesville, OK | 1 | $483.59 | $483.59 |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $1,260.50 | $1,260.50 |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $714.72 | $714.72 |
| Hobart, OK | 1 | $421.80 | $421.80 |
| Idabel, OK | 1 | $930.02 | $930.02 |
| Lawton, OK | 1 | $2,360.60 | $2,360.60 |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $293.20 | $293.20 |
| Nowata, OK | 1 | $483.59 | $483.59 |
| Okeene, OK | 1 | $1,533.60 | $1,533.60 |
| Poteau, OK | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
| Sulphur, OK | 1 | $146.00 | $146.00 |
| Stillwater, OK | 1 | $2,388.80 | $2,388.80 |
| Vinita, OK | 1 | $684.00 | $684.00 |
| Watonga, OK | 1 | $1,107.60 | $1,107.60 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What thoracentesis is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thoracentesis explained.
Thoracentesis with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,055.53
- Alaska$2,211.30
- Arizona$1,106.95
- Arkansas$925.00
- California$2,033.20
- Colorado$1,250.95
- Connecticut$1,253.00
- Delaware$1,784.75
- District of Columbia$1,228.69, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,874.28
- Georgia$1,410.41
- Hawaii$1,434.00
- Idaho$1,155.70
- Illinois$1,250.00
- Indiana$1,095.50
- Iowa$983.20
- Kansas$969.83
- Kentucky$978.22
- Louisiana$646.80
- Maine$686.40
- Maryland$1,249.16
- Massachusetts$1,787.00
- Michigan$1,092.18
- Minnesota$926.91
- Mississippi$843.94
- Missouri$1,022.79
- Montana$927.54
- Nebraska$939.00
- Nevada$1,259.58
- New Hampshire$1,063.30
- New Jersey$1,782.00
- New Mexico$1,229.41
- New York$1,282.00
- North Carolina$1,029.60
- North Dakota$792.75
- Ohio$1,737.60
- Oregon$1,534.65
- Pennsylvania$1,474.38
- Puerto Rico$600.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,714.65
- South Carolina$1,404.00
- South Dakota$1,842.00
- Tennessee$633.65
- Texas$1,410.82
- Utah$1,018.79
- Vermont$1,258.00
- Virginia$1,321.80
- Washington$1,321.84
- West Virginia$1,250.40
- Wisconsin$1,200.00
- Wyoming$1,088.89
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.