Nerve root injection cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $1,560.65 to $4,682.30, with a median of $2,520.70. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $960.05 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,656.89 at 31 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,520.70, is 71% above the US median of $1,471.05.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- 1 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 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 Mar 18, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC AN INJ SEL ROOT BLOCK LUMB/SACR SNGL LVL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,560.65 | $2,401.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC AN INJ SEL ROOT BLOCK LUMB/SACR SNGL LVL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,560.65 | $2,401.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC AN INJ SEL ROOT BLOCK LUMB/SACR SNGL LVL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,560.65 | $2,401.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC AN INJ SEL ROOT BLOCK LUMB/SACR SNGL LVL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,560.65 | $2,401.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC AN INJ SEL ROOT BLOCK LUMB/SACR SNGL LVL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,718.60 | $2,644.00 | — | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 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 Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $2,239.25 | $3,445.00 | $392.31–$4,569.31 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 INJECTION OF ANESTHETIC AND/OR STEROID DRUG INTO SACRAL SPINE NERVE ROOT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $2,239.25 | $3,445.00 | $392.31–$4,569.31 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 NJX AA&/STRD TFRM EPI L/S 1 File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $2,351.05 | $3,617.00 | $392.31–$4,569.31 | 35% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB Transf Esi Lumbar/Sacra Sgl W/Img Guidance File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $2,494.70 | $3,838.00 | $736.90–$3,838.00 | 35% |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB Transf Esi Lumbar/Sacra Sgl W/Img Guidance File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $2,546.70 | $3,918.00 | $766.83–$3,918.00 | 35% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,832.75 | $3,777.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,832.75 | $3,777.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,832.75 | $3,777.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,832.75 | $3,777.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,832.75 | $3,777.00 | — | 25% |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 NJX AA&/STRD TFRM EPI L/S 1 File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $4,682.30 | $4,682.30 | $782.63–$3,424.01 | — |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center both sides Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC AN INJ SEL ROOT BLOCK LUMB/SACR SNGL LVL BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,827.80 | $2,812.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC AN INJ SEL ROOT BLOCK LUMB/SACR SNGL LVL BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,827.80 | $2,812.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center both sides Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC AN INJ SEL ROOT BLOCK LUMB/SACR SNGL LVL BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,827.80 | $2,812.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC AN INJ SEL ROOT BLOCK LUMB/SACR SNGL LVL BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,827.80 | $2,812.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center both sides Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC AN INJ SEL ROOT BLOCK LUMB/SACR SNGL LVL BILAT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,028.65 | $3,121.00 | — | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,560.65, median $2,520.70, highest $4,682.30 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,827.80, median $1,827.80, highest $2,028.65 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $2,275.68. 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 3 of 4 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.
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