Lumbar facet injection cost in Salem, OR
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $323.05 to $1,644.06, with a median of $1,644.06. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $1,321.01 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,711.58 at 28 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $323.05 | $497.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LEVEL | $1,136.20 | $1,748.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG INJECTION FACET JOINT LUMBAR/SACRAL W/GUIDANCE | $1,644.06 | $3,102.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG INJECTION FACET JOINT LUMBAR/SACRAL W/GUIDANCE | $1,644.06 | $3,102.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center both sides Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET JNT 1ST LVL BILATERAL | $1,704.95 | $2,623.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $323.05, median $1,644.06, highest $1,644.06 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,704.95, median $1,704.95, highest $1,704.95.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,644.06. 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.