Lumbar facet injection cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $1,387.20 to $5,438.50, with a median of $2,127.85. The lowest listed price is at Swedish Issaquah and 1 other hospital — $740.65 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $2,472.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Issaquah lowest Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC FACET INJ L/S SPINE SINGLE LEVEL | $1,387.20 | $2,890.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC FACET INJ L/S SPINE SINGLE LEVEL | $1,387.20 | $2,890.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah lowest Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,387.20 | $2,890.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,387.20 | $2,890.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC FACET INJ L/S SPINE SINGLE LEVEL | $1,387.20 | $2,890.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,387.20 | $2,890.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV - FAC | $1,749.30 | $3,430.00 | $2,058.00–$2,744.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC FACET INJ L/S SPINE SINGLE LEVEL | $2,506.40 | $4,820.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,506.40 | $4,820.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,542.08 | $5,296.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC FACET INJ L/S SPINE SINGLE LEVEL | $2,542.08 | $5,296.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,542.08 | $5,296.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC FACET INJ L/S SPINE SINGLE LEVEL | $2,542.08 | $5,296.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,542.08 | $5,296.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC FACET INJ L/S SPINE SINGLE LEVEL | $2,542.08 | $5,296.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC FACET NERVE BLOCK, LUMBAR/SACR | $3,069.60 | $3,837.00 | $326.15–$3,458.60 | 20% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Inj Facet Lu | $5,438.50 | $5,438.50 | $2,229.79–$10,441.73 | — | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Njx Dx/Ther Agt Pvrt Facet Jt Lmbr/Sac 1 Level | $20,257.60 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV BILAT | $1,387.20 | $2,890.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV BILAT | $1,387.20 | $2,890.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah both sides Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV BILAT | $1,387.20 | $2,890.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah both sides Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV BILAT | $2,542.08 | $5,296.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV BILAT | $2,542.08 | $5,296.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill both sides Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV BILAT | $2,542.08 | $5,296.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,387.20, median $2,127.85, highest $5,438.50 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,387.20, median $1,387.20, highest $1,387.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,542.08. 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 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.