US Health Care Costs

Sacroiliac joint injection

CPT 27096 · Surgery · hospital facility charge

At the 160 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $1,408, and most charge between $204 and $3,158 (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

$1,408typical cash price
$1,727typical commercial insurer rate
$2,100typical list price
160hospitals in 33 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWI$1.8kVTNHWA$1.9kID$3.8kMTNDMN$286IL$1.0kMI$105NY$2.4kMA$300ORNVWYSD$1.1kIAIN$1.2kOH$681PA$1.9kNJ$2.4kCT$3.6kRICA$960UT$2.2kCONE$908MO$1.1kKY$1.3kWVVAMDDE$606AZNMKSARTN$322NC$705SC$2.4kDCOKLAMSAL$3.7kGA$2.1kHITX$2.9kFL$2.0kPR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$3,650$3,650$3,650$2,373
Arizona1–––$1,654
California16$960$525$2,254$4,583
Colorado1–––$1,989
Connecticut1$3,620$3,620$3,620$215
Delaware1$606$606$606–
Florida16$1,953$1,006$2,302$4,003
Georgia7$2,108$1,606$2,514$2,679
Idaho2$3,772$3,772$3,772$3,018
Illinois9$1,034$958$1,448$1,455
Indiana3$1,166$1,166$1,166$3,524
Kansas2–––$313
Kentucky2$1,282$1,282$1,282$1,085
Massachusetts4$300$178$356$222
Michigan3$105$105$2,376$654
Minnesota1$286$286$286$600
Missouri4$1,144$940$6,347$1,405
North Carolina6$705$187$955$413
Nebraska1$908$908$908$1,562
New Jersey10$2,407$1,023$6,839$1,661
Nevada1–––$1,706
New York3$2,366$1,652$3,080$1,961
Ohio9$681$76$3,191$2,304
Oklahoma1–––$517
Pennsylvania10$1,864$1,491$2,237$1,214
South Carolina5$2,410$2,410$2,410$2,276
South Dakota1$1,097$1,097$1,097$754
Tennessee3$322$322$322$996
Texas24$2,870$147$2,870$1,908
Utah2$2,234$2,053$2,415$2,308
Virginia7–––$2,492
Washington2$1,905$1,503$2,307$1,454
Wisconsin1$1,763$1,763$1,763$2,009
160 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 sacroiliac joint injection cost at a hospital?

At 84 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for sacroiliac joint injection is $1,408, and most charge between $204 and $3,158. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,727. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for sacroiliac joint injection?

At 33 of the 77 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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