Lumbar facet injection cost in Abilene, TX — inpatient
In Abilene, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $4,671.92 to $4,671.92, with a median of $4,671.92. The lowest listed price is at Hendrick Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $1,690.45 at 168 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 64493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 8, 2025 and Dec 8, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Abilene, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrick Medical Center lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV [CT] | $4,671.92 | $4,671.92 | $840.95–$4,158.01 | — | Dec 8, 2025 source file |
| Hendrick Medical Center lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV [DXRAD] | $4,671.92 | $4,671.92 | $840.95–$4,158.01 | — | Dec 8, 2025 source file |
| Hendrick Medical Center lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV [PLZARAD] | $4,671.92 | $4,671.92 | $840.95–$4,158.01 | — | Dec 8, 2025 source file |
| Hendrick Medical Center South lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV [PLZARAD] | $4,671.92 | $4,671.92 | $840.95–$4,158.01 | — | Dec 8, 2025 source file |
| Hendrick Medical Center South lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV [CT] | $4,671.92 | $4,671.92 | $840.95–$4,158.01 | — | Dec 8, 2025 source file |
| Hendrick Medical Center South lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV [DXRAD] | $4,671.92 | $4,671.92 | $840.95–$4,158.01 | — | Dec 8, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4,671.92, median $4,671.92, highest $4,671.92.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $4,671.92 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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 it is
This injection puts numbing medicine or a steroid into or near a facet joint of the lower back, using imaging to guide the needle.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection and imaging guidance. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.