Lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance in Columbia, MO
In Columbia, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance: from $1,114.20 to $1,335.60, with a median of $1,114.20. The lowest listed price is at Curators of the University of Missouri.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 62322, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 Columbia, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curators of the University of Missouri lowest Columbia, MO INJ(S) DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GUID-AM | $1,114.20 | $1,857.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO INJ(S) DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GUID-XM | $1,114.20 | $1,857.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO INJ(S) DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GUID-OPU | $1,114.20 | $1,857.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO INJ INTRL EPI LUMB/SAC W/O GUI | $1,335.60 | $2,226.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,114.20, median $1,114.20, highest $1,335.60 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,114.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.