Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $320.16 to $925.29, with a median of $346.22. The lowest listed price is at West Jefferson Medical Center.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Medical Center lowest Marrero, LA Injection(S) Anes/Steroid Anes Agent(S)/Steroid Transforamen Lumbar/Sacral W/Img Guide 1 Level | $320.16 | $2,001.00 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Injection(S) Anes/Steroid Anes Agent(S)/Steroid Transforamen Lumbar/Sacral W/Img Guide 1 Level | $346.22 | $2,473.00 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Injection(S) Anes/Steroid Anes Agent(S)/Steroid Transforamen Lumbar/Sacral W/Img Guide 1 Level | $346.22 | $2,473.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA Injection(S) Anes/Steroid Anes Agent(S)/Steroid Transforamen Lumbar/Sacral W/Img Guide 1 Level | $346.22 | $2,473.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA Injection(S) Anes/Steroid Anes Agent(S)/Steroid Transforamen Lumbar/Sacral W/Img Guide 1 Level | $520.38 | $3,717.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA Injection(S) Anes/Steroid Anes Agent(S)/Steroid Transforamen Lumbar/Sacral W/Img Guide 1 Level | $814.00 | $3,700.00 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA Injection(S) Anes/Steroid Anes Agent(S)/Steroid Transforamen Lumbar/Sacral W/Img Guide 1 Level | $925.29 | $3,427.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $320.16, median $346.22, highest $925.29 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
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.