US Health Care Costs

Lower back epidural steroid injection

CPT 62323 · Surgery · hospital facility charge

At the 168 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $1,746, and most charge between $832 and $3,897 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

Estimate what you would pay

$1,746typical cash price
$1,888typical commercial insurer rate
$3,361typical list price
168hospitals in 36 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$2.5kID$1.9kMTNDMN$581IL$2.3kMI$971NY$3.6kMA$1.8kOR$1.4kNVWYSD$2.1kIA$2.8kIN$819OH$1.6kPA$1.1kNJ$924CT$3.7kRICA$1.9kUT$1.9kCO$1.2kNE$817MO$2.8kKY$2.8kWVVA$1.7kMDDE$2.6kAZ$1.7kNMKSARTN$3.4kNC$1.7kSC$2.5kDCOK$2.1kLAMS$1.4kAL$3.0kGA$1.6kHITX$2.0kFL$1.4kPR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$2,996$2,996$2,996$1,434
Arizona1$1,733$1,733$1,733$1,548
California15$1,898$518$4,110$2,525
Colorado1$1,242$1,242$1,242$1,583
Connecticut1$3,726$3,726$3,726$235
Delaware1$2,588$2,588$2,588$3,278
Florida16$1,391$1,358$3,882$2,838
Georgia7$1,551$1,036$3,833$3,019
Iowa1$2,787$2,787$2,787$1,728
Idaho2$1,886$1,886$1,886$1,509
Illinois9$2,339$1,190$4,705$1,673
Indiana3$819$510$1,127$1,801
Kansas2–––$1,285
Kentucky2$2,781$2,781$2,781$1,490
Massachusetts3$1,784$1,375$1,784$685
Michigan3$971$971$2,585$776
Minnesota1$581$581$581$1,787
Missouri6$2,770$1,218$4,988$1,614
Mississippi1$1,372$1,372$1,372$1,561
North Carolina6$1,730$906$2,300$1,291
Nebraska1$817$817$817$1,280
New Jersey10$924$767$6,839$2,857
Nevada1–––$1,758
New York3$3,602$3,049$4,155$2,005
Ohio10$1,581$567$4,733$3,410
Oklahoma3$2,143$443$2,265$1,259
Oregon1$1,384$1,384$1,384$1,502
Pennsylvania10$1,076$797$3,868$1,718
South Carolina5$2,469$2,469$2,469$1,320
South Dakota1$2,091$2,091$2,091$1,438
Tennessee3$3,365$3,365$3,365$1,658
Texas26$2,016$274$7,128$1,779
Utah2$1,932$1,776$2,089$2,002
Virginia7$1,685$1,685$1,685$2,408
Washington2$2,480$1,661$3,299$2,260
Wisconsin1–––$2,212
168 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does lower back epidural steroid injection cost at a hospital?

At 120 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for lower back epidural steroid injection is $1,746, and most charge between $832 and $3,897. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,888. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for lower back epidural steroid injection?

At 61 of the 116 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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