Surgery
Temporal artery biopsy, all-in cost in Oklahoma
Temporal artery biopsy, all-in usually involves several bills: the facility, the doctor or surgeon, and often anesthesia. Some surgery centers and cash-pay programs quote one bundled price for everything.
Typical cash price
In Oklahoma
From 31 hospital and 0 clinic prices in Oklahoma.
Nationwide typical: $2,482 (most listed prices $969–$7,713).
Usually included: pathology (lab review of tissue) + the doctor's or surgeon's fee.
Good to know: Bilateral biopsy is billed as 37609 with modifier 50 (or RT/LT) and doubles pathology.
Cheapest in Oklahoma
Total price
Temporal artery biopsy, all-in
Pathology + the doctor's fee
How totals are compared
Every total covers the same bundle: pathology + the doctor's fee. Where a hospital does not publish a part, the typical published amount is added and the total is marked estimated.
In Oklahoma, from 31 providers. Most listed prices: $825–$5,416.
Cheapest totals nearby
- Muscogee Creek Nation Hospital & Clinics$817Hospital · OkmulgeeEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.)$825Hospital · TulsaEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.)$825Hospital · NowataEstimated: adds a typical amount for unpublished parts
- $240est. $817 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Muscogee Creek Nation Hospital & Clinics price file · checked Oct 2026 - Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.)Temporal artery biopsy or tie-offFacility fee only$256est. $825 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medica price fil · checked Oct 2026 - Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.)Temporal artery biopsy or tie-offFacility fee only$256est. $825 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Ho price fil · checked Oct 2026 - Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.)Temporal artery biopsy or tie-offFacility fee only$256est. $825 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc. price fil · checked Oct 2026 - $193est. $851 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center price file · checked Oct 2026 - $548est. $1,103 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
- $548est. $1,103 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
- $548est. $1,103 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
- $1,444
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Choctaw Memorial Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026 - Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.)Temporal artery biopsy or tie-offFacility fee only$1,044est. $1,613 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Me price fil · checked Oct 2026 - $1,044est. $1,613 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Ascension St. John Jenks price file · checked Oct 2026 - Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.)Temporal artery biopsy or tie-offFacility fee only$1,044est. $1,613 total
Doctor fees are billed separately.
Source: Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility price fil · checked Oct 2026
Common questions
What does a bundled price include?
A bundled (all-in) price usually covers the facility, the surgeon and anesthesia for the procedure itself. Pre-op tests, implants, pathology and follow-up visits are sometimes extra. Ask for a written Good Faith Estimate.
Do I need a referral?
You usually need a consultation with the surgeon or specialist first. Ask whether the consultation is included in the cash price.
Why are prices so different?
Each hospital and clinic sets its own cash price. Hospitals publish prices because federal rules require it; clinics and booking sites set prices to compete. The same service can cost several times more at one place than at another nearby.
Can I pay cash if I have insurance?
Yes. You can choose to self-pay. A cash price is often lower than what you would pay before meeting your deductible. Cash payments may not count toward your deductible, so check with your plan. Our cash vs. insurance tool can help you decide.
What is a Good Faith Estimate?
If you are uninsured or paying cash, providers must give you a Good Faith Estimate of the cost on request. If your final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it.