Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance in Birmingham, AL — inpatient
In Birmingham, AL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $1,800.07 to $2,249.00, with a median of $2,249.00. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 64483, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Njx Aa&/Strd Tfrm Epi L/S 1 | $1,800.07 | $4,186.20 | 57% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL Hb Inject Anes/Steroid Foramen Lumbar/Sacral W Img Guide ,1 Level | $2,249.00 | $2,249.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL Hb Inject Anes/Steroid Foramen Lumbar/Sacral W Img Guide ,1 Level | $2,249.00 | $2,249.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL Hb Inject Anes/Steroid Foramen Lumbar/Sacral W Img Guide ,1 Level | $2,249.00 | $2,249.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,800.07, median $2,249.00, highest $2,249.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,249.00 — 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.