Epidural injection, guided cost in Michigan City, IN — inpatient
In Michigan City-La Porte, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $947.02 to $947.02, with a median of $947.02. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan Health Michigan City and 1 other hospital. Across Indiana, the median is $1,178.30 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 62323, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Michigan City lowest Michigan City, IN · (219) 879-8511 Njx Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/Image Guidance Hcode | $947.02 | $4,553.00 | $746.83–$7,704.59 | 79% | — source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City LaPorte lowest La Porte, IN Njx Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/Image Guidance Hcode | $947.02 | $4,553.00 | $1,805.95–$3,852.29 | 79% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $947.02, median $947.02, highest $947.02.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $947.02 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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 ($1,181.88). 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.
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte, INIR Inj Catheter Placement L-S w Imaging | $0.01 | file |