Surgery and procedures CPT 64493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lumbar facet injection cost in Anchorage, AK — inpatient

In Anchorage, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $5,162.82 to $5,162.82, with a median of $5,162.82. Across Alaska, the median is $1,974.70 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$5,162.82Providence Alaska Medical Center
Median$5,162.82half pay less
Highest$5,162.82in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV $5,162.82 $6,619.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $5,162.82, median $5,162.82, highest $5,162.82.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5,281.41 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.