Lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance in Joplin, MO-KS
In Joplin, MO-KS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance: from $790.40 to $33,083.70, with a median of $1,233.70. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Carthage.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 62322, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Carthage lowest Carthage, MO Inj Dx/Tx Epid/Subaracr Lmbr/Sac WO Imag Pf | $790.40 | $1,216.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO Inj Dx/Tx Epid/Subaracr Lmbr/Sac WO Imag | $1,059.50 | $1,630.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO Inj Dx/Tx Epid/Subaracr Lmbr/Sac WO Imag | $1,407.90 | $2,166.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS Inj Dx/Tx Epid/Subaracr Lmbr/Sac WO Imag | $33,083.70 | $50,898.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $790.40, median $1,233.70, highest $33,083.70 — a 41.9× difference within the same market.
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.