Lumbar facet injection cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $323.05 to $4,682.30, with a median of $2,145.00. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $1,821.95 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,711.58 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 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 23, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $323.05 | $497.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $323.05 | $497.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $323.05 | $497.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $323.05 | $497.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $323.05 | $497.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $323.05 | $497.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $323.05 | $497.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $323.05 | $497.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,145.00 | $2,860.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,145.00 | $2,860.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,145.00 | $2,860.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,145.00 | $2,860.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,145.00 | $2,860.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL | $2,212.60 | $3,404.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL | $2,212.60 | $3,404.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL | $2,212.60 | $3,404.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL | $2,212.60 | $3,404.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL | $2,212.60 | $3,404.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL | $2,212.60 | $3,404.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL | $2,212.60 | $3,404.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL | $2,434.90 | $3,746.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB Inj,Paravertebral Lumb/Sacr 1 Level | $2,458.95 | $3,783.00 | $726.34–$3,783.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Tuality Healthcare Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB Inj,Paravertebral Lumb/Sacr 1 Level | $2,546.70 | $3,918.00 | $766.83–$3,918.00 | 35% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL | $3,388.45 | $5,213.00 | $392.31–$4,569.31 | 35% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $3,489.85 | $5,369.00 | $392.31–$4,569.31 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $4,682.30 | $4,682.30 | $782.63–$3,424.01 | — | — source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL | $3,319.55 | $5,107.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL | $3,319.55 | $5,107.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL | $3,319.55 | $5,107.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center both sides Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL | $3,319.55 | $5,107.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center both sides Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL | $3,319.55 | $5,107.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center both sides Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL | $3,319.55 | $5,107.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center both sides Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL | $3,649.75 | $5,615.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $323.05, median $2,145.00, highest $4,682.30 — a 14.5× 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 9 facilities here, median $323.05. 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 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.