Lumbar facet injection cost in Massena, NY
In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $2,006.79 to $2,035.46, with a median of $2,006.79. The lowest listed price is at Gouverneur Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across New York, the median is $1,051.70 at 54 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 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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouverneur Hospital lowest Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC INJECTION_S__ DX_THERA AGENT_ PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT_ LUMBAR_SACRAL_ SINGLE LEVEL | $2,006.79 | $3,087.37 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital lowest Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L_S 1 LEV | $2,006.79 | $3,087.37 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Slhs Massena lowest Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC INJECTION_S__ DX_THERA AGENT_ PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT_ LUMBAR_SACRAL_ SINGLE LEVEL | $2,006.79 | $3,087.37 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena lowest Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L_S 1 LEV | $2,006.79 | $3,087.37 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC INJECTION_S__ DX_THERA AGENT_ PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT_ LUMBAR_SACRAL_ SINGLE LEVEL | $2,035.46 | $3,131.47 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L_S 1 LEV | $2,035.46 | $3,131.47 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,006.79, median $2,006.79, highest $2,035.46.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,006.79. 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.