Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance in Erie, PA
In Erie, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $2,868.60 to $3,407.92, with a median of $3,138.26. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Hamot.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 62323, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 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 Erie, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $2,868.60 | $4,781.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PA HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMAG | $3,407.92 | $4,156.00 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,868.60, median $3,138.26, highest $3,407.92 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,138.26. 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 steroid injection in the lower back guided by X-ray (fluoroscopy) or CT to place the needle accurately. 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 and the imaging guidance. The doctor's fee, medicines 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 62323 ($1,201.84). 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.
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PAPR NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $50.04 | file |