Neck epidural injection cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for epidural steroid injection, neck or mid back, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $760.00 to $1,726.90, with a median of $1,003.05. The lowest listed price is at Cambridge Health Alliance — $243.05 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $1,030.03 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 62321, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Health Alliance lowest Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Inj Single Cerv/Thor W Guid | $760.00 | $760.00 | $87.43–$1,397.62 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 Hr Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Crv/Thrc W/Img Gdn | $918.01 | $2,040.01 | $394.86–$1,857.83 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 Hr Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Crv/Thrc W/Img Gdn | $960.28 | $2,133.95 | $475.07–$1,929.98 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 Hr Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Crv/Thrc W/Img Gdn | $1,003.05 | $2,229.00 | $431.24–$2,014.57 | 55% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Crv/Thrc W/Img Gdn | $1,057.00 | $1,510.00 | $250.45–$1,757.92 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Crv/Thrc W/Img Gdn | $1,256.50 | $1,795.00 | $471.37–$2,010.38 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Njx Interlaminar Crv/Thrc | $1,726.90 | $2,467.00 | $647.83–$2,467.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Njx Interlaminar Crv/Thrc | $1,726.90 | $2,467.00 | $69.71–$2,467.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Njx Interlaminar Crv/Thrc | $1,726.90 | $2,467.00 | $387.00–$2,667.57 | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $760.00, median $1,003.05, highest $1,726.90 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,003.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This epidural injection puts a steroid into the space around the spinal nerves in the neck or mid back, using imaging to guide the needle. It is used for pain that spreads into the arm.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection and imaging guidance. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.