Lumbar facet injection cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 13 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $797.38 to $2,445.00, with a median of $2,319.50. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $1,522.12 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $1,294.20 at 45 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,319.50, is 51% above the US median of $1,538.11.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- 3 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 64493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Nov 4, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital one side lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 XR Inj Facet Joint Lt+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $797.38 | $2,953.26 | $676.59–$5,906.52 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 XR Inj Facet Joint Bil File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $797.38 | $2,953.26 | $676.59–$5,906.52 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital one side Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 CT Inj Facet Joint Rt+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $805.35 | $2,982.79 | $683.36–$5,965.58 | 73% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 CT Inj Facet Joint Bil File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $805.35 | $2,982.79 | $683.36–$5,965.58 | 73% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB INJECT FACET JT W/IMAGE L/S 1ST L File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,749.50 | $3,499.00 | — | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL File of Nov 4, 2026 · source file | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | $550.65–$4,407.05 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | $314.06–$4,267.88 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | $504.26–$4,407.05 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | $658.27–$4,407.05 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | $456.01–$4,267.88 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | $585.91–$4,407.05 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL+1 more line at this price File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | $314.06–$4,175.10 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | $452.77–$4,499.83 | 50% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INJ FACET JT L/S 1LEV UNI+GUID File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $2,445.00 | $2,445.00 | $278.55–$2,430.76 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INJ FACET JT L/S 1LEV UNI+GUID File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $2,445.00 | $2,445.00 | $278.55–$2,430.76 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INJ FACET JT L/S 1LEV UNI+GUID File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $2,445.00 | $2,445.00 | $278.55–$2,430.76 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INJ PARAVERT FACET JNT L/S 1ST LEV File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $3,190.00 | $3,190.00 | $278.55–$4,278.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INJ PARAVERT FACET JNT L/S 1ST LEV File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $3,190.00 | $3,190.00 | $278.55–$4,278.00 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INJ PARAVERT FACET JNT L/S 1ST LEV File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $3,190.00 | $3,190.00 | $278.55–$4,278.00 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INJ FACET JT L/S 1LEV BIL+GUID File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $4,891.00 | $4,891.00 | $278.55–$4,646.45 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INJ FACET JT L/S 1LEV BIL+GUID File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $4,891.00 | $4,891.00 | $278.55–$4,646.45 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG INJ FACET JT L/S 1LEV BIL+GUID File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $4,891.00 | $4,891.00 | $278.55–$4,646.45 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $797.38, median $2,319.50, highest $2,445.00 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $2,319.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 12 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.
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