Nerve root injection cost in Oxnard, CA — inpatient
In Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $527.05 to $556.26, with a median of $541.66. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $14.61 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,939.60 at 104 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 64483, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Camarillo, CA ANES/STE EPI L/S SNGL INJ | $527.05 | $1,270.00 | $342.90–$1,016.00 | 59% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Oxnard, CA · (805) 988-2500 ANES/STE EPI L/S SNGL INJ | $556.26 | $1,270.00 | $342.90–$990.60 | 56% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $527.05, median $541.66, highest $556.26 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $541.66 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.