Surgery and procedures CPT 64493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lumbar facet injection cost in Defiance, OH — inpatient

In Defiance, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $2,528.40 to $2,528.40, with a median of $2,528.40. Across Ohio, the median is $2,104.20 at 86 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,528.40Mercy Health Defiance Hospital
Median$2,528.40half pay less
Highest$2,528.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC N Block Paravert Lumbar 1st $2,528.40 $4,214.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $2,528.40, median $2,528.40, highest $2,528.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,528.40 — 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.