Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — inpatient
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $211.30 to $4,316.00, with a median of $1,065.99. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 64483, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV (REGENEXX) | $211.30 | $264.12 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA Njx Aa&/Strd Tfrml Epi Lumbar/Sacral 1 Level | $347.00 | $347.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA PR NJX AA&/STRD TFRML EPI LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL | $582.40 | $728.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,549.58 | $1,936.97 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc one side Waterloo, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Lt | $2,877.55 | $4,427.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc one side Cedar Falls, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Lt | $2,877.55 | $4,427.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc one side Cedar Falls, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Rt | $2,877.55 | $4,427.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc one side Waterloo, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Rt | $2,877.55 | $4,427.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Bl | $4,316.00 | $6,640.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Bl | $4,316.00 | $6,640.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation both sides Waterloo, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPID L/S SGL LEV BILAT | $3,099.16 | $3,873.94 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Both sides : lowest $3,099.16, median $3,099.16, highest $3,099.16.
Inpatient: lowest $211.30, median $1,065.99, highest $4,316.00 — a 20.4× difference within the same market.
One side of the body : lowest $2,877.55, median $2,877.55, highest $2,877.55.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,099.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,932.79 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,877.55 — 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.