Lumbar facet injection cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $1,032.30 to $2,185.20, with a median of $1,608.75. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $576.45 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $2,104.20 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Apr 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Inj Paravert F Jnt Ls 1 Lev | $1,032.30 | $1,147.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC N Block Paravert Lumbar 1st | $2,185.20 | $3,642.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Lumbar/Sacral Facet Block | $2,343.60 | $2,604.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,032.30, median $1,608.75, highest $2,185.20 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,608.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.