Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance in Portland-South Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $219.50 to $1,826.80, with a median of $1,059.60. The lowest listed price is at MaineHealth.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 62323, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 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 Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaineHealth lowest Portland, ME PR NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $219.50 | $219.50 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME NJX INTRLMINR LMBR/SAC W IMAG | $588.38 | $2,263.00 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SACRAL W IMAGING | $1,038.60 | $1,731.00 | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME IR LUMBAR INJECTION THERAPEUTIC | $1,059.60 | $1,766.00 | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/ IMG GUIDE | $1,209.85 | $1,209.85 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/ IMG GUIDE | $1,218.20 | $1,218.20 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/ IMG GUIDE | $1,826.80 | $1,826.80 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $219.50, median $1,059.60, highest $1,826.80 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,059.60 — 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.
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.
| Mercy Hospital Portland, MEPF NJX INTRLMINR LMBR/SAC W | $68.38 | file |