Lumbar facet injection cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $223.30 to $759.24, with a median of $524.94. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $301.64 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $600.34 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 64493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC MBB/INJ FACET LUM/SAC 1ST LEVEL source file | $223.30 | $1,015.00 | — | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC MBB/INJ FACET LUM/SAC 1ST LEVEL source file | $400.00 | $1,250.00 | — | 68% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC MBB/INJ FACET LUM/SAC 1ST LEVEL source file | $649.88 | $2,321.00 | — | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC MBB/INJ FACET LUM/SAC 1ST LEVEL source file | $759.24 | $2,812.00 | — | 73% |
Inpatient: lowest $223.30, median $524.94, highest $759.24 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $466.06 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.