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Neck epidural steroid injection in California

CPT 62321 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $379 to $2,998 at the 14 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$2,438typical cash price
$2,590typical commercial insurer rate
$379–$3.0kcash price range, 7 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$379
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
$379
University of California Davis Medical Center
$1,648
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$2,438
Grossmont Hospital
$2,801
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$2,801
Stanford Health Care
$2,998

California typical cash price: $2,438

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$1,518$379$270$228–$1,138 · 79 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla$1,518$379$270$228–$1,138 · 79 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$4,121$1,648$2,803$109–$10,525 · 29 plans
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$4,852$2,438$5,634$3,833–$12,839 · 15 plans
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa$3,735$2,801$2,377$1,302–$2,801 · 31 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$3,735$2,801$2,176$471–$2,887 · 20 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$7,496$2,998$12,849$9,002–$18,746 · 5 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose––$3,859$246–$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$246–$9,823 · 16 plans
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood––$727$16–$1,920 · 18 plans
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton––$4,768$3,381–$5,766 · 6 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 neck epidural steroid injection cost at a hospital in California?

At 7 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for neck epidural steroid injection is $2,438, and most charge between $379 and $2,880. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $2,590. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

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

At 3 of the 7 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 neck epidural steroid injection?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $379 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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