Epidural steroid injection cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $172.04 to $649.28, with a median of $400.50. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $228.46 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $386.88 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 62322, 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 Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $172.04 | $782.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $390.32 | $1,394.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $410.67 | $1,521.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $649.28 | $2,029.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $172.04, median $400.50, highest $649.28 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $366.94 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.