Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $1,466.50 to $1,466.50, with a median of $1,466.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB INJECT TRANSFOR EPI LUMBAR OR SAC | $1,466.50 | $2,933.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia, SC HB INJECT TRANSFOR EPI LUMBAR OR SAC | $1,466.50 | $2,933.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,466.50, median $1,466.50, highest $1,466.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,466.50. 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.