Epidural injection, guided cost in Russellville, AL — inpatient
In Russellville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $162.04 to $2,995.50, with a median of $1,578.77. The lowest listed price is at Russellville Hospital — $1,416.73 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $1,542.50 at 26 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 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 Russellville, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Hospital lowest Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CT LUMBAR SACRAL ESI | $162.04 | $623.23 | $239.77–$599.00 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $239.78 | $922.24 | $239.77–$599.00 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 XR-INJECT CISTERNOGRAM LUMBAR | $2,995.50 | $2,995.50 | $778.83–$2,336.49 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $162.04, median $1,578.77, highest $2,995.50 — a 18.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,578.77 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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.
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, ALNM INJECTION CISTERNAL | $81.38 | file |