Lumbar facet injection cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $322.15 to $1,631.71, with a median of $1,457.94. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $1,135.79 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,217.46 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 64493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 PR FACET/MEDIAL BRANCH INJ LUMB/SACR 1ST W FLUORO | $322.15 | $758.00 | $61.94–$871.76 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Inject Facet Joint Lumbar/Sacral | $455.87 | $838.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $455.87 | $838.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint, Lumbar/Sac, 1st Level | $455.87 | $838.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S1 LEV(T) | $1,387.25 | $2,209.00 | $508.07–$1,996.94 | 37% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S1 LEV(T) | $1,457.94 | $2,209.00 | $731.18–$1,899.74 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S1 LEV(T) | $1,457.94 | $2,209.00 | $731.18–$1,899.74 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S1 LEV(T) | $1,457.94 | $2,209.00 | $731.18–$1,899.74 | 34% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S1 LEV(T) | $1,631.71 | $2,208.00 | $847.65–$2,208.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S1 LEV(T) | $1,631.71 | $2,208.00 | $706.56–$1,998.24 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S1 LEV(T) | $1,631.71 | $2,208.00 | $878.78–$1,998.24 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,640.16 | $3,015.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC FACET/MEDIAL BRANCH INJ LUMB/SACR 1ST W FLUORO | $1,657.78 | $3,900.64 | $830.25–$10,118.62 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Inject Facet Joint Lumbar/Sacral|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $683.81 | $1,257.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint, Lumbar/Sac, 1st Level|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $683.81 | $1,257.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint, Lumbar/Sac, 1st Level|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $683.81 | $1,257.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Pro Inject Facet Joint Lumbar/Sacral|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $683.81 | $1,257.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $2,460.24 | $4,522.50 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level|TECHNICAL COMPONENT|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $2,460.24 | $4,522.50 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $322.15, median $1,457.94, highest $1,631.71 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $683.81, median $683.81, highest $683.81.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $389.01. 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 8 of 8 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.