Lumbar facet injection cost in Nevada, MO
In Nevada, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $1,368.00 to $1,368.00, with a median of $1,368.00. Across Missouri, the median is $1,042.60 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 PM INJ PARAV F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,368.00 | $3,040.00 | — | 55% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,368.00, median $1,368.00, highest $1,368.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,368.00. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 64493 ($1,482.45). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada, MOPM INJ PARAV F JNT L/S 1 LEV PF | $106.65 | file |