Lumbar facet injection cost in Charleston, SC — inpatient
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $1,138.50 to $3,161.60, with a median of $3,161.60. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $2,023.10 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $2,009.35 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB INJECT FACET JT W/IMAGE L/S 1ST L | $1,138.50 | $2,277.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC N Block Paravert Lumbar 1st | $3,161.60 | $4,864.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Inj Anes/Steroid L/S Facet Sg | $3,161.60 | $4,864.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC N Block Paravert Lumbar 1st | $3,161.60 | $4,864.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Inj Anes/Steroid L/S Facet Sg | $3,161.60 | $4,864.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC N Block Paravert Lumbar 1st | $3,161.60 | $4,864.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Inj Anes/Steroid L/S Facet Sg | $3,161.60 | $4,864.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC N Block Paravert Lumbar 1st | $3,161.60 | $4,864.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,138.50, median $3,161.60, highest $3,161.60 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,161.60 — 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.