Neck epidural injection cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for epidural steroid injection, neck or mid back, with imaging guidance: from $811.50 to $3,899.40, with a median of $2,211.00. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $1,399.50 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $2,048.40 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 62321, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 NJX INTERLAMINAR CRV/THRC | $811.50 | $1,623.00 | $98.12–$1,594.14 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INJECTION OF SUBSTANCE INTO MIDDLE OR UPPER SPINE CANAL USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $852.50 | $1,705.00 | $98.12–$1,594.14 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 NJX INTRLMNR CRV/TRC W/IMG GDE | $1,861.20 | $3,102.00 | $98.12–$2,481.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC NJX INTRLMNR CRV/TRC W/IMG GDE | $1,939.20 | $3,232.00 | $98.12–$2,747.20 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC NEURAXIAL C/T INJ-W/ IMG GUIDE | $1,939.20 | $3,232.00 | $98.12–$2,747.20 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 NJX INTRLMNR CRV/TRC W/IMG GDE | $2,085.60 | $3,476.00 | $98.12–$3,058.88 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 NJX INTRLMNR CRV/TRC W/IMG GDE | $2,164.80 | $3,608.00 | $98.12–$3,247.20 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 NEURAXIAL C/T INJ-W/ IMG GUIDE | $2,211.00 | $3,685.00 | $101.24–$3,316.50 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC NJX INTERLAMINAR CRV/THRC W/ IMAG | $2,527.99 | $3,463.00 | $93.66–$2,337.68 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC NEURAXIAL C/T INJ-W/ IMG GUIDE | $2,903.40 | $4,839.00 | $98.12–$4,451.88 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 NJX INTRLMNR CRV/TRC W/IMG GDE | $3,327.60 | $5,546.00 | $98.12–$4,714.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 NJX INTRLMNR CRV/TRC W/IMG GDE | $3,898.80 | $6,498.00 | $98.12–$5,523.30 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 NJX INTRLMNR CRV/TRC W/IMG GDE | $3,899.40 | $6,499.00 | $98.12–$5,524.15 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $811.50, median $2,211.00, highest $3,899.40 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $2,369.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 11 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 62321 ($1,181.38). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR CRV/THRC W/IMG GDN | $57.00 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR CRV/THRC W/IMG GDN | $78.00 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR CRV/THRC W/IMG GDN | $81.00 | file |