Lumbar facet injection cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $512.20 to $3,318.90, with a median of $816.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Carthage — $304.20 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $970.45 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Carthage lowest Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev Pf | $512.20 | $788.00 | $913.36 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Hchg Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev Bil Pf | $722.80 | $1,112.00 | $278.00–$1,112.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1st Lev | $816.40 | $1,256.00 | $297.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1st Lev | $821.60 | $1,264.00 | $316.00–$1,264.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS · (620) 783-1732 Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1st Lev Bil | $3,005.56 | $4,623.94 | $76.93–$1,712.80 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1st Lev | $3,318.90 | $5,106.00 | $297.00–$5,209.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1st Lev Bil | $3,318.90 | $5,106.00 | $510.60–$5,106.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1st Lev Bil | $3,954.18 | $6,083.35 | $913.36 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $512.20, median $816.40, highest $3,318.90 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 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.