Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance in Bakersfield-Delano, CA — inpatient
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $374.71 to $15,921.74, with a median of $8,148.23.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64483, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA Njx aa&/strd tfrm epi l/s 1 | $374.71 | $707.00 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA Inj foramen epidural l/s | $15,921.74 | $30,041.02 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $374.71, median $8,148.23, highest $15,921.74 — a 42.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $374.71 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
A transforaminal epidural injection places steroid and numbing medicine near a specific nerve root in the lower back, using X-ray or CT guidance. It is used for pain that travels down the leg (sciatica). This code covers one spinal level.
What the price covers
The price covers the injection at one level with imaging guidance. Each additional level is billed with an add-on code (64484), and the doctor's fee and medicine may be separate.