Epidural injection, guided cost in St. Joseph, MO
In St. Joseph, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $1,640.50 to $1,955.00, with a median of $1,797.75. The lowest listed price is at Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital — $157.25 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,181.70 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 62323, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 26, 2025 and Jun 23, 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 St. Joseph, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital lowest St. Joseph, MO · (816) 271-6000 HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $1,640.50 | $1,930.00 | $377.15–$3,435.40 | 15% | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Regional Medical Center St. Joseph, MO · (816) 271-6000 HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $1,955.00 | $2,300.00 | $377.15–$4,094.00 | 15% | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,640.50, median $1,797.75, highest $1,955.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,640.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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 none is it 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.