Lumbar facet injection cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $861.35 to $4,837.70, with a median of $2,059.20. The lowest listed price is at Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center — $1,197.85 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,059.20 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 21 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center lowest Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $861.35 | $2,461.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $869.05 | $2,483.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Inj Dx/Thr Paravrt Facet Jnt Img Lumb/Sac 1St Lvl | $1,132.00 | $2,649.45 | $144.45–$2,649.45 | 57% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 LUMBAR PARAVERTEBRAL NERVE BLK | $1,132.00 | $515.00 | $144.45–$515.00 | -120% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgical Services | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | $2,567.61–$4,443.39 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 1 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | $2,567.61–$4,443.39 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,723.40 | $4,924.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 OPG - 1 | $1,807.31 | $2,780.47 | $2,567.61–$4,443.39 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,810.08 | $3,771.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Njx Dx/Ther Agt Pvrt Facet Jt Lmbr/Sac 1 Level | $2,578.25 | $2,578.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 64493-FACET BLOCK LUMBAR/SACRA | $2,641.80 | $7,548.00 | $1,106.74–$10,420.38 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,947.20 | $6,140.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $3,115.68 | $6,491.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $3,187.45 | $9,107.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $3,187.45 | $9,107.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Njx Dx/Ther Agt Pvrt Facet Jt Lmbr/Sac 1 Level | $3,300.00 | $3,300.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB INJ L/S-SPINE FACET FIRST | $4,468.61 | $6,874.78 | $1,108.58–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 1 | $4,468.61 | $6,874.78 | $1,108.58–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 OUTPATIENT SURGERY CPT GROUP 1 | $4,468.61 | $6,874.78 | $6,417.00–$7,038.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 1 | $4,468.61 | $6,874.78 | $1,108.58–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $4,837.70 | $13,822.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $861.35, median $2,059.20, highest $4,837.70 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $2,059.20. 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 13 of 14 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.