Nerve root injection cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $768.60 to $6,472.80, with a median of $2,499.90. The lowest listed price is at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital — $1,731.30 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,917.23 at 83 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,499.90, is 70% above the US median of $1,471.05.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 17 cities for code 64483, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 2026.
Lowest$768.60Armstrong County Memorial Hospital
Median$2,499.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,472.80in this market
Difference8.4×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pittsburgh, PA.
median
Lowest $768.60Highest $6,472.80
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital lowest Kittanning, PA LUMBO/SACRAL TRANSFORAM SINGLE File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $768.60 | $2,562.00 | $104.54–$2,562.00 | 70% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 CT INJ TRANSFRMN EPI L/S 1ST File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | $113.66–$2,303.18 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 CT INJ TRANSFRMN EPI L/S 1ST File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | $113.66–$2,303.18 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 CT INJ TRANSFRMN EPI L/S 1ST File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | $13.20–$112.68 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 L-S SELECTIVE NERVE BLOCK+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,054.06 | $1,505.80 | $109.30–$1,957.46 | 30% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 IR TRANS.EPI L/S FIRST LEVEL File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,285.20 | $2,142.00 | $113.66–$2,303.18 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 IR TRANS.EPI L/S FIRST LEVEL File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,285.20 | $2,142.00 | $113.66–$2,303.18 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INJECTION OF ANESTHETIC AND/OR STEROID DRUG INTO SACRAL SPINE NERVE ROOT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $1,371.00 | $2,742.00 | $104.54–$1,997.46 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital one side Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INJECTION OF ANESTHETIC AND/OR STEROID DRUG INTO SACRAL SPINE NERVE ROOT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL+1 more line at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $1,371.00 | $2,742.00 | $171.55–$1,997.46 | 50% |
| UPMC Mercy one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 INJ ANS TRNSFR EP LM SAC SNG L+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,656.60 | $2,761.00 | $104.54–$3,631.18 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 TRANSFORAM EPID LUMB/SAC SNGL+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,656.60 | $2,761.00 | $104.54–$3,631.18 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital one side Butler, PA Inj Transf Steroid Lum Sing Lt+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,659.70 | $2,371.00 | $443.38–$2,489.55 | 30% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA PN single view spine+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,659.70 | $2,371.00 | $443.38–$2,489.55 | 30% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 INJ ANES LUM/SA TRANSF SNG LEV+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,935.00 | $3,225.00 | $104.54–$3,529.19 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 INJ ANES/STEROID EPI L/S SGL+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,952.40 | $3,254.00 | $104.54–$3,529.19 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,467.85 | $3,205.00 | $90.78–$2,705.74 | 23% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,499.90 | $3,205.00 | $90.78–$2,705.74 | 22% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,499.90 | $3,205.00 | $90.78–$2,695.76 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,503.42 | $3,383.00 | $99.79–$2,845.52 | 26% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,599.53 | $3,561.00 | $99.79–$3,005.27 | 27% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 TRANSFORAM EPID LUMB/SAC SNGL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,674.80 | $4,458.00 | $104.54–$3,923.04 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 INJ ANES/STEROID EPI L/S SGL+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,703.60 | $4,506.00 | $104.54–$4,034.65 | 40% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,706.36 | $3,561.00 | $90.78–$2,985.31 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,740.23 | $3,383.00 | $90.78–$2,805.59 | 19% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC INJ ANES LUM/SA TRANSF SNG LEV+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $2,757.60 | $4,596.00 | $104.54–$3,906.60 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,844.60 | $4,741.00 | $104.54–$4,029.85 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC ESI TRNSFML LUM/SAC 1ST LV UNI+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,192.60 | $5,321.00 | $104.54–$4,895.32 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL I/S File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $6,466.80 | $10,778.00 | $3,632.19–$8,406.84 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 CT GUIDED NERVE BLOCK-LUMBAR File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $6,472.80 | $10,788.00 | $2,901.97–$13,220.69 | 40% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
Outpatient: lowest $768.60, median $2,499.90, highest $6,472.80 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $2,551.48. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 23 of 24 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 nerve root injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Nerve root injection explained.