Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance in Joplin, MO-KS
In Joplin, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $464.40 to $2,731.22, with a median of $1,589.14. The lowest listed price is at Freeman Neosho Hospital.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities 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 May 1, 2025 and May 1, 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Neosho Hospital lowest Neosho, MO NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $464.40 | $774.00 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO Inject Interlaminar Lumbar/Sacral W Imag Pf | $688.35 | $1,059.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO LUMBAR PUNCTURE W INJECTION | $1,420.80 | $2,368.00 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS Inject Interlaminar Lumbar or Sacral W Imag | $1,757.48 | $2,703.82 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO Inject Interlaminar Lumbar or Sacral W Imag | $2,092.35 | $3,219.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO Inject Interlaminar Lumbar or Sacral W Imag | $2,731.22 | $4,201.87 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $464.40, median $1,589.14, highest $2,731.22 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $942.60. 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.