Lumbar facet injection cost in Worcester, MA
In Worcester, MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $2,540.00 to $2,640.00, with a median of $2,600.00. The lowest listed price is at UMass Memorial Medical Center — $60.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $1,878.75 at 15 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 Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Memorial Medical Center lowest Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lv W Guid | $2,540.00 | $2,540.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lv W Guid | $2,600.00 | $2,600.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lv W Guid | $2,640.00 | $2,640.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Njx Dx/Ther Agt Pvrt Facet Jt Lmbr/Sac 1 Level | $5,017.00 | $5,017.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,540.00, median $2,600.00, highest $2,640.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,600.00. 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.