Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
In Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $582.40 to $6,399.90, with a median of $1,303.72. The lowest listed price is at Central Iowa Hospital Corporation.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities 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 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation lowest Des Moines, IA PR NJX AA&/STRD TFRML EPI LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL | $582.40 | $728.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA PR NJX AA&/STRD TFRML EPI LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL | $582.40 | $728.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,303.72 | $1,629.65 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Central Iowa Hospital Corporation Des Moines, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,303.72 | $1,629.65 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp one side Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Rt | $2,133.30 | $3,282.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp one side Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Lt | $2,133.30 | $3,282.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Bl | $3,199.95 | $4,923.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton one side Newton, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Lt | $4,266.60 | $6,564.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton one side Newton, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Rt | $4,266.60 | $6,564.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Bl | $4,713.65 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton Newton, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Bl | $6,399.90 | $9,846.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $582.40, median $1,303.72, highest $6,399.90 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.
One side of the body : lowest $2,133.30, median $3,199.95, highest $4,266.60 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,303.72. 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 2 facilities here, median $3,199.95. 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.