Steroid injection cost in Talladega, AL without insurance
In the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL area, the median cash price for Joint injection (cortisone shot) is $1,659.00 across 2 hospitals. The lowest, $60.00, is at Coosa Valley Medical Center (Sylacauga). The US median is $417.92.
Steroid injections, often called cortisone shots, treat joint, tendon and spine pain. They are billed by where the needle goes and whether imaging guides it. A shot in a knee or shoulder in a doctor's office is at the low end, while spine injections under X-ray in a hospital cost much more. The steroid itself is often a separate charge.
Collected Sep 29, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Steroid injection prices in Talladega, AL by type
20610 is an injection into a large joint such as the knee or shoulder and is used in the state table; 20605 and 20600 are medium and small joints; 20550 and 20552 are tendon and trigger point injections; 62321 to 62323 and 64483 are epidural injections; 64493 is a facet joint injection; 64635 is radiofrequency ablation; 64405 is an occipital nerve block; and 64615 is Botox for migraine.
| Procedure | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint injection (cortisone shot) Injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound · code 20610 | 2 | $60.00 | $1,659.00 | $417.92 |
| Joint injection (medium joint) Joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) · code 20605 | 1 | $3,258.00 | $3,258.00 | $356.35 |
| Trigger point injection Trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles · code 20552 | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 | $373.50 |
| Epidural injection, guided Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance · code 62323 | 2 | $1,335.00 | $3,533.50 | $1,318.40 |
| Neck epidural injection Epidural steroid injection, neck or mid back, with imaging guidance · code 62321 | 2 | $142.00 | $2,624.50 | $1,295.27 |
| Nerve root injection Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance · code 64483 | 2 | $1,352.00 | $1,800.50 | $1,386.60 |
| Occipital nerve block Occipital nerve block (injection for headaches) · code 64405 | 2 | $136.00 | $1,275.00 | $483.83 |
Outpatient cash prices in Talladega, AL. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the area.
Lowest Joint injection (cortisone shot) prices in Talladega, AL
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Paying cash: what to do
- Ask whether the price includes the medicine and any ultrasound or X-ray guidance.
- Orthopedic, sports medicine and pain management offices often charge less than hospitals.
- Doctors usually limit steroid shots to a few a year in one spot, so ask how many you might need.