Lumbar facet injection cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $2,145.00 to $4,682.30, with a median of $2,212.60. The lowest listed price is at Providence Milwaukie Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $67.60 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,925.33 at 30 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,212.60, is 44% above the US median of $1,538.11.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- 1 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 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 Mar 18, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital lowest Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,145.00 | $2,860.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,145.00 | $2,860.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center lowest Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,145.00 | $2,860.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center lowest Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,145.00 | $2,860.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,145.00 | $2,860.00 | — | 25% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,212.60 | $3,404.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,212.60 | $3,404.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,212.60 | $3,404.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,212.60 | $3,404.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,434.90 | $3,746.00 | — | 35% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB Inj,Paravertebral Lumb/Sacr 1 Level File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $2,458.95 | $3,783.00 | $726.34–$3,783.00 | 35% |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB Inj,Paravertebral Lumb/Sacr 1 Level File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $2,546.70 | $3,918.00 | $766.83–$3,918.00 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $3,388.45 | $5,213.00 | $392.31–$4,569.31 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $3,388.45 | $5,213.00 | $392.31–$4,569.31 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $3,489.85 | $5,369.00 | $392.31–$4,569.31 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center one side Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $3,489.85 | $5,369.00 | $392.31–$4,569.31 | 35% |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $4,682.30 | $4,682.30 | $782.63–$3,424.01 | — |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center both sides Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,319.55 | $5,107.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,319.55 | $5,107.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center both sides Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,319.55 | $5,107.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,319.55 | $5,107.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center both sides Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,649.75 | $5,615.00 | — | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $2,145.00, median $2,212.60, highest $4,682.30 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $3,319.55, median $3,319.55, highest $3,649.75 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $2,178.80. 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 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 lumbar facet injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar facet injection explained.