Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) Cost in Tulsa, OK

Prices at 4 hospitals in Tulsa, OK, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $532 — 31% above the US median ($407), roughly 9.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ascension St John Medical Center	Tulsa, OK	$270	$281	★ 3/5	197 min	—
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital	Tulsa, OK	$467	$535	—	191 min	—
Hillcrest Medical Center	Tulsa, OK	$597	$769	★ 3/5	223 min	—
Hillcrest Hospital South	Tulsa, OK	$597	$769	★ 3/5	185 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$1,929

Cash / self-pay

$532

Insurer-negotiated

$652

Medicare pays

$57

$329$597

Median cash $532 · Medicare $57 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $532 — about 9.3× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($114).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,929 list price could save about $1,397 (72%).

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Doctors who perform this in Tulsa

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Lisa Mogelnicki, DPM	Podiatry	Tulsa, OK	79
William Shelton, M.D.	Hand Surgery	Tulsa, OK	74
Garrett Watts, M.D.	Hand Surgery	Tulsa, OK	47
Elizabeth Weldin, MD	Hand Surgery	Tulsa, OK	34
James Davies, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Tulsa, OK	23
David Mokhtee, MD	Hand Surgery	Tulsa, OK	21
Jessica Childe, D.O.	Hand Surgery	Tulsa, OK	19
Steven Smith, DPM	Podiatry	Tulsa, OK	18
Brian Graham, PA	Physician Assistant	Tulsa, OK	17
Leslie Chan, MD	Pain Management	Tulsa, OK	16
Carolyn Berg, M.D.	Hand Surgery	Tulsa, OK	16
James Bischoff, MD	Hand Surgery	Tulsa, OK	14

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