Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $303.00 to $2,557.50, with a median of $1,939.60. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 64483, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA Rch Inj Foramen Epidural L/S | $303.00 | $404.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA CITY IR INJ ANES AGENT/STEROID; L/S | $1,059.43 | $1,765.71 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Transforaminal Epidural Inj. W/Fluoro Or Ct, Lumbar/Sacral Single | $1,581.75 | $2,109.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA NJX AA&/STRD TFRML EPI LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL | $1,939.60 | $3,730.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA NJX AA&/STRD TFRML EPI LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL | $1,939.60 | $3,730.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA NJX AA&/STRD TFRML EPI LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL | $1,939.60 | $3,730.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Injection Of Lower Or Sacral Spine Nerve Root Using Imaging Guidance | $2,047.65 | $3,723.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Epi Steroid Injection W/Img Lumbar Or Sacral, Single Level | $2,557.50 | $3,410.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $303.00, median $1,939.60, highest $2,557.50 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,760.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.