Nerve root injection cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $913.25 to $4,155.84, with a median of $2,094.11. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital South — $1,180.86 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,507.05 at 48 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,094.11, is 42% above the US median of $1,471.05.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- St. Louis, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 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 10, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital South lowest Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Inj Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $913.25 | $1,405.00 | $3,153.00–$6,631.00 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC INJ EPID LUMBAR/SACRAL SGL-LT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,434.24 | $1,992.00 | $159.00–$1,992.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Inj Transforminal Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $1,494.36 | $2,299.02 | $1,138.44–$1,679.88 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Inj Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $1,838.85 | $2,829.00 | $3,897.00–$7,801.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Inj Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $1,838.85 | $2,829.00 | $3,199.00–$7,801.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Inj Transforminal Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $2,198.55 | $3,382.38 | $93.63–$1,445.82 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Inj Transforminal Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $2,207.99 | $3,396.91 | $96.63–$1,479.97 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis one side Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC INJ EPID LUMBAR/SACRAL SGL-RT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $2,349.36 | $3,263.00 | $287.00–$3,263.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Inj Transforminal Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $2,380.97 | $3,663.03 | $869.07–$1,993.28 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Inj Transforminal Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $2,632.64 | $4,050.22 | $96.63–$1,479.97 | 35% |
| Jersey Community Hospital one side Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 IR Injection Lmbr/Scrl Transforam Left+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $3,044.00 | $3,044.00 | $1,969.47–$2,587.40 | — |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 NJX AA&/STRD TFRM EPI L/S 1 File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $4,018.88 | $4,018.88 | $95.75–$1,513.49 | — |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC INJ TRANSF LUMBAR SACRAL SINGLE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $4,155.84 | $5,772.00 | $662.13–$5,772.00 | 28% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis one side O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC INJ EPID LUMBAR/SACRAL SGL-LT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $4,155.84 | $5,772.00 | $662.13–$5,772.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington both sides Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Bilat Inj Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $1,207.70 | $1,858.00 | $3,199.00–$7,801.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South both sides Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Bilat Inj Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $1,370.20 | $2,108.00 | $3,153.00–$6,631.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln both sides Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Bilat Inj Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $1,515.15 | $2,331.00 | $2,087.00–$3,194.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson both sides Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Bilat Inj Epi/Lumb/Sacral Sngl Level File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $1,640.60 | $2,524.00 | $3,428.00–$8,893.00 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $913.25, median $2,094.11, highest $4,155.84 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,207.70, median $1,442.68, highest $1,640.60 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,696.68. 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 7 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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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