Neck epidural injection cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for epidural steroid injection, neck or mid back, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $390.32 to $738.32, with a median of $529.98. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $139.66 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $767.85 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC INJ CERV/THORAC,W/GUIDANCE | $390.32 | $1,394.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC INJ CERV/THORAC,W/GUIDANCE | $410.67 | $1,521.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC INJ CERV/THORAC,W/GUIDANCE | $649.28 | $2,029.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC INJ CERV/THORAC,W/GUIDANCE | $738.32 | $3,356.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $390.32, median $529.98, highest $738.32 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $664.14 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.