Lumbar facet injection cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 9 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $1,258.09 to $1,867.00, with a median of $1,867.00. The lowest listed price is at Chesapeake General Hospital — $608.91 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $1,508.50 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake General Hospital lowest Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Inj Anes/Steroid L/S Facet Sg | $1,258.09 | $2,096.82 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital lowest Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc N Block Paravert Lumbar 1St | $1,258.09 | $2,096.82 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC N Block Paravert Lumbar 1st | $1,776.00 | $2,960.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC N Block Paravert Lumbar 1st | $1,776.00 | $2,960.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC N Block Paravert Lumbar 1st | $1,776.00 | $2,960.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Facet Jnt, L/S, Single | $1,776.00 | $2,960.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Facet Jnt, L/S, Single | $1,776.00 | $2,960.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Inj Facet L/S Sgl-W/Wo Fluoro | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgr Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Inj Facet L/S Sgl-W/Wo Fluoro | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgr Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Inj Facet L/S Sgl-W/Wo Fluoro | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chgr Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Inj Facet L/S Sgl-W/Wo Fluoro | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chgr Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Inj Facet L/S Sgl-W/Wo Fluoro | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chgr Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Inj Facet L/S Sgl-W/Wo Fluoro | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chgr Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,867.00 | $3,734.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,258.09, median $1,867.00, highest $1,867.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $1,867.00. 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.