Lumbar facet injection cost in Grand Rapids, MI — inpatient
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $489.00 to $1,176.00, with a median of $1,058.00. The lowest listed price is at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital — $569.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $1,176.00 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 64493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI PR INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINT, LUMBAR/SAC, 1ST LEVEL | $489.00 | $489.00 | $57.51–$645.48 | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Inj Facet Jt Lumb Sacr Single | $1,058.00 | $1,058.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Inj Facet Jt Lumb Sacr Single | $1,058.00 | $1,058.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Inj Facet Jt Lumb Sacr Single | $1,058.00 | $1,058.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Inj Facet Jt Lumb Sacr Single | $1,176.00 | $1,176.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Inj Facet Jt Lumb Sacr Single | $1,176.00 | $1,176.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Grand Rapids, MI HCHG LUM/SACRAL FACET INJ | $1,322.00 | $1,322.00 | $834.84–$1,265.15 | — | — source file |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Grand Rapids, MI HCHG HC INJECTION(S) DIAGNOSTIC/THERAPEUTIC AGENT FACET LUMBAR/SACRAL SINGLE LEVEL BL | $1,983.00 | $1,983.00 | $1,252.26–$1,897.73 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $489.00, median $1,058.00, highest $1,176.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,058.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.