Epidural steroid injection cost in Ames, IA
In Ames, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance: from $422.40 to $422.40, with a median of $422.40. Across Iowa, the median is $768.50 at 42 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 62322, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 27, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County Hospital Boone, IA · (515) 432-3140 Injection of substance into lower spine canal | $422.40 | $528.00 | $216.48–$1,839.82 | 20% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $422.40, median $422.40, highest $422.40.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 is an epidural injection in the lower back, usually of a steroid and numbing medicine, placed without X-ray or CT guidance. It is used to relieve back and leg pain from irritated nerves, such as from a herniated disc or spinal stenosis.
What the price covers
The price covers the injection procedure. The doctor's fee, the medicine itself and any sedation may be billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 62322 ($1,106.95). 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.
| Story County Hospital Nevada, IAHC INJ INTERLAM L/S WO IMG | $42.40 | file |