Lumbar facet injection cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 13 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $685.84 to $2,985.30, with a median of $2,295.60. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan Health Indianapolis and 1 other hospital — $1,609.76 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,156.05 at 39 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,295.60, is 48% above the US median of $1,550.00.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 64493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 26, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis lowest Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Injection Facet Lumbar/Sacral; Single Lvl Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $685.84 | $2,969.00 | $1,242.31–$5,344.20 | 77% |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 528-5000 Injection Facet Lumbar/Sacral; Single Lvl Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $685.84 | $2,969.00 | $1,242.31–$2,672.10 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN · (317) 831-1160 Injection Facet Lumbar/Sacral; Single Lvl Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $754.13 | $2,969.00 | $1,242.31–$3,057.00 | 75% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $1,070.90 | $1,529.85 | $935.78–$3,824.63 | 30% |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $1,096.16 | $3,536.00 | $1,740.07–$3,536.00 | 69% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Njx Dx/Ther Agt Pvrt Facet Jt Lmbr/Sac 1 Level File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,156.02 | $5,004.40 | $935.78–$3,679.16 | 77% |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1ST LEV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,183.40 | $3,639.00 | — | 40% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 FACET INJ L/S+IM+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,295.60 | $3,826.00 | $17.07–$2,448.64 | 40% |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $2,572.00 | $3,215.00 | $935.78–$3,215.00 | 20% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN FACET INJ L/S+CT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,655.00 | $4,425.00 | $17.07–$4,375.00 | 40% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN FACET INJ L/S+CT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,655.00 | $4,425.00 | $17.07–$4,375.00 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN FACET INJ L/S+CT+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,655.00 | $4,425.00 | $17.07–$4,375.00 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Indianapolis, IN · (317) 338-7000 FACET INJ L/S+CT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,655.00 | $4,425.00 | $17.07–$3,950.00 | 40% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Level File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $2,985.30 | $3,317.00 | $935.00–$3,317.00 | 10% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Level File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $6,452.38 | $7,169.31 | $935.00–$7,169.31 | 10% |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center both sides Indianapolis, IN · (317) 338-7000 FACET INJ L/S+CT BI+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,310.00 | $8,850.00 | $17.07–$7,944.00 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center both sides Indianapolis, IN FACET INJ L/S+IM BI+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,310.00 | $8,850.00 | $17.07–$6,693.20 | 40% |
| Endo Surgery Center both sides Carmel, IN FACET INJ L/S+CT BI+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,310.00 | $8,850.00 | $17.07–$6,693.20 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg both sides Carmel, IN FACET INJ L/S+CT BI+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,310.00 | $8,850.00 | $17.07–$6,693.20 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $685.84, median $2,295.60, highest $2,985.30 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $5,310.00, median $5,310.00, highest $5,310.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $2,295.60. 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 12 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 4 it is 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 lumbar facet injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar facet injection explained.