Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $310.00 to $3,725.90, with a median of $2,003.47. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center Inc.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 62323, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center Inc lowest Waterloo, IA PR Injection(S) Epidural Lumbar Needle Placement W/Guidance | $310.00 | $310.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA PR NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $629.60 | $787.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,681.24 | $2,101.54 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $2,325.70 | $3,578.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $2,325.70 | $3,578.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $3,725.90 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $310.00, median $2,003.47, highest $3,725.90 — a 12.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,681.24. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.