Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance in Cedar Rapids, IA
In Cedar Rapids, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $582.40 to $2,079.95, with a median of $1,331.18.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64483, 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 Jan 28, 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 Cedar Rapids, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center lowest Anamosa, IA PR NJX AA&/STRD TFRML EPI LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL | $582.40 | $728.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $2,079.95 | $2,599.93 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center both sides Anamosa, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPID L/S SGL LEV BILAT | $4,159.89 | $5,199.86 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Both sides : lowest $4,159.89, median $4,159.89, highest $4,159.89.
Outpatient: lowest $582.40, median $1,331.18, highest $2,079.95 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,159.89. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,331.18. 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
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.