Surgery and procedures CPT 62323 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance in Joplin, MO-KS — inpatient

In Joplin, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $464.40 to $1,420.80, with a median of $942.60. The lowest listed price is at Freeman Neosho Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 62323, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2025 and May 1, 2025.

Lowest$464.40Freeman Neosho Hospital
Median$942.60half pay less
Highest$1,420.80in this market
Difference3.1×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $464.40Highest $1,420.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Freeman Neosho Hospital lowest Neosho, MO NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC $464.40 $774.00 40% May 1, 2025
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO LUMBAR PUNCTURE W INJECTION $1,420.80 $2,368.00 40% May 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $464.40, median $942.60, highest $1,420.80 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,589.14 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.