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Lower back epidural steroid injection in California

CPT 62323 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $518 to $4,110 at the 15 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$1,898typical cash price
$2,525typical commercial insurer rate
$518–$4.1kcash price range, 9 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$518
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
$518
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$1,013
El Camino Health
$1,014
University of California Davis Medical Center
$1,898
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
$2,436
Grossmont Hospital
$2,718
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$2,718
Stanford Health Care
$4,110

California typical cash price: $1,898

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$2,072$518$369$311–$1,545 · 79 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla$2,072$518$369$311–$1,545 · 79 plans
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$2,017$1,013$5,634$1,682–$12,839 · 15 plans
El Camino HealthMountain View$4,057$1,014–
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$4,744$1,898$2,803$101–$10,525 · 29 plans
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton$6,089$2,436$4,768$3,381–$5,766 · 6 plans
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa$3,624$2,718$2,247$1,072–$2,761 · 35 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$3,624$2,718$2,048$1,566–$3,117 · 15 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$10,275$4,110$12,849$9,002–$18,746 · 5 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose––$3,859$20–$7,448 · 18 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$4,199$3,175–$6,241 · 7 plans
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks––$6,676$20–$9,823 · 16 plans
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood––$727$16–$1,920 · 18 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$1,475$1,339–$5,212 · 6 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$1,475$1,339–$5,212 · 6 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

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

At 9 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for lower back epidural steroid injection is $1,898, and most charge between $518 and $2,996. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $2,525. 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 4 of the 8 hospitals in California 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.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for lower back epidural steroid injection?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $518 at Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

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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