Epidural steroid injection cost in California
In California, 135 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance: from $157.00 to $7,946.00, with a median of $1,790.10. The lowest price is at Oroville Hospital (Oroville). The highest price is 50.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,790.10, is 45% above the US median of $1,235.75.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- California ranks 42nd of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 39 of 135 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 62322. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$157.00Oroville Hospital
Median$1,790.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,946.00in California
Lowest saves$1,633.10vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oroville Hospital lowest Oroville · Chico, CA Injection(s) of therapeutic substance | $157.00 | $314.00 | — source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley · El Centro, CA Epidural - Anesthesia Type OB | $258.25 | $1,033.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Inj Lumbr/Sacrl WO Image | $320.10 | $1,280.41 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Inj Lumbr/Sacrl WO Image | $320.10 | $1,280.41 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Inj Lumbr/Sacrl WO Image | $320.10 | $1,280.41 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Inj Lumbr/Sacrl WO Image | $320.10 | $1,280.41 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Inj Lumbr/Sacrl WO Image | $320.10 | $1,280.41 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $517.92 | $1,079.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Njx Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac | $563.10 | $2,004.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield · Bakersfield-Delano, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $645.99 | $1,778.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Injection of substance into lower spine canal | $664.00 | $664.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton · Stockton-Lodi, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $688.11 | $2,531.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $703.77 | $2,063.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding · Redding, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $730.57 | $1,454.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $796.25 | $2,275.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield · Bakersfield-Delano, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $825.69 | $2,136.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CHRONIC PAIN TX ROOM/HR | $846.80 | $2,117.00 | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $858.46 | $2,608.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff · Red Bluff, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $859.61 | $1,447.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC INJECTION DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMAGING GUIDANCE | $903.50 | $3,614.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $904.75 | $2,585.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $912.10 | $2,606.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC INJ INTER LMBR/SAC WO GUID | $923.40 | $2,052.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance | $930.60 | $1,692.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced · Merced, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $935.09 | $1,804.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $985.95 | $2,817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $985.95 | $2,817.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $1,027.46 | $2,323.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta Mt Shasta · Mt Shasta, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $1,069.62 | $1,406.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Injection of substance into lower spine canal | $1,083.00 | $12,825.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Inj Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac Wo Img - 62322 - 36100353 | $1,132.00 | $4,968.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Inj Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac Wo Img - 62322 - 36100353 | $1,132.00 | $4,968.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA INJ DX/THER LUMB/SACRAL - 62322 - 0911446 | $1,132.00 | $1,630.14 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LUMBAR EPIDURAL STEROID INJECT | $1,132.00 | $721.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Medical Center Lynwood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Inj Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac Wo Img | $1,132.00 | $2,219.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Inj Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac Wo Img - 62322 - 36100353 | $1,132.00 | $4,968.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $1,160.60 | $3,316.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INS EPIDURAL CATHETER | $1,165.00 | $1,165.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairchild Medical Center Yreka · Yreka, CA Injection of substance into lower spine canal | $1,169.00 | $1,169.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,169.28 | $2,436.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $1,170.45 | $2,295.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna · Eureka-Arcata, CA HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,218.39 | $2,389.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $1,282.69 | $2,965.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno · Fresno, CA HC Injection(S) Epidural Lumbar Needle Placement W/O Guidance | $1,304.55 | $2,007.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC INJ INTER LMBR/SAC WO GUID | $1,323.00 | $2,940.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,399.20 | $2,915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Epidural/Subarach Lumb/Sacral | $1,400.00 | $3,500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $1,472.64 | $3,068.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Injection(s) of therapeutic substance | $1,550.00 | $1,550.00 | — source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INJECT SPINE LUMBAR/SACRAL | $1,580.60 | $4,516.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,648.40 | $3,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $1,725.84 | $3,384.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC INJ INTER LMBR/SAC WO GUID | $1,790.10 | $3,978.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis · Fresno, CA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $1,792.80 | $2,241.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno · Fresno, CA Prostate Seed Implant | $1,792.80 | $2,241.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno · Fresno, CA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $1,792.80 | $2,241.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Epidural steroid injection lumbar | $2,089.42 | $3,942.30 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Inj Inter Lmbr/Sac WO Guid | $2,129.04 | $2,129.04 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Salinas Valley Health Medical Center Salinas · Salinas, CA HC Epidural W/O Image, Lumbar | $2,169.15 | $2,169.15 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia · Visalia, CA Non-Neurolytic Ls Sp | $2,226.00 | $2,226.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INJ DIAG INCL NDL OR CATH PLCMNT WO GD | $2,350.00 | $2,350.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INJ DIAG INCL NDL OR CATH PLCMNT WO GD | $2,350.00 | $2,350.00 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA INJ DIAG INCL NDL OR CATH PLCMNT WO GD | $2,350.00 | $2,350.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,402.40 | $4,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas · San Andreas, CA INJ EPI/SUBAR L/S WO IMAG | $2,648.40 | $3,918.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Epidural/Subarach Lumb/Sacral | $2,884.80 | $7,212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/O Img Gdn | $2,913.00 | $2,913.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $2,984.52 | $5,852.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Monterey Salinas · Salinas, CA Injection of substance into lower spine canal | $2,987.00 | $2,987.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital Sonoma · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Injection of substance into lower spine canal | $3,035.20 | $4,336.00 | May 22, 2026 source file |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa · Napa, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $3,153.84 | $6,184.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/O Img Gdn | $3,576.00 | $3,576.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA INJECTION OF SUBSTANCE INTO LOWER SPINE CANAL | $3,750.00 | $6,250.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA OUTPATIENT SURGERY CPT GROUP 1 | $4,288.49 | $6,597.67 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Hollister · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Injection of substance into lower spine canal | $4,310.00 | $2,310.50 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Amador Hospital Jackson · Jackson, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $5,600.00 | $5,600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $5,774.42 | $5,774.42 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka · Eureka-Arcata, CA HC ED INJ EPI LUMB/SACRAL WO IMAGING CDM | $6,445.89 | $12,639.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos · Merced, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $6,624.00 | $6,624.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Modesto · Modesto, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $6,624.00 | $6,624.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $6,624.00 | $6,624.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $6,624.00 | $6,624.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $6,624.00 | $6,624.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $6,624.00 | $6,624.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Tracy · Stockton-Lodi, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $6,624.00 | $6,624.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center Vallejo · Vallejo, CA HCHG INJ INTER LUMBAR/SACRAL EPID WO IMAGE | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Njx Intrlamnr Lmbr/Sac W/O Img | $7,946.00 | $7,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 33 | $796.25 | $1,550.00 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 24 | $703.77 | $3,076.20 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 13 | $517.92 | $1,323.00 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 10 | $320.10 | $625.35 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 8 | $2,402.40 | $6,199.21 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 6 | $1,170.45 | $2,693.46 |
| Fresno, CA | 5 | $1,304.55 | $1,792.80 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 5 | $903.50 | $2,402.40 |
| Vallejo, CA | 4 | $2,402.40 | $4,718.20 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 3 | $645.99 | $825.69 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 3 | $688.11 | $2,402.40 |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 2 | $1,218.39 | $3,832.14 |
| Merced, CA | 2 | $935.09 | $3,779.54 |
| Modesto, CA | 2 | $2,402.40 | $4,513.20 |
| Salinas, CA | 2 | $2,169.15 | $2,578.08 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 2 | $1,027.46 | $4,030.73 |
| Chico, CA | 1 | $157.00 | $157.00 |
| El Centro, CA | 1 | $258.25 | $258.25 |
| Jackson, CA | 1 | $5,600.00 | $5,600.00 |
| Mt Shasta, CA | 1 | $1,069.62 | $1,069.62 |
| Napa, CA | 1 | $3,153.84 | $3,153.84 |
| Red Bluff, CA | 1 | $859.61 | $859.61 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $730.57 | $730.57 |
| San Andreas, CA | 1 | $2,648.40 | $2,648.40 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $664.00 | $664.00 |
| Visalia, CA | 1 | $2,226.00 | $2,226.00 |
| Yreka, CA | 1 | $1,169.00 | $1,169.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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- Alabama$1,127.00
- Alaska$1,748.55
- Arizona$1,085.38
- Arkansas$614.28
- Colorado$1,223.50
- Connecticut$1,861.75
- Delaware$2,220.96, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$1,431.17, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,198.30
- Georgia$1,660.80
- Hawaii$1,192.45
- Idaho$1,284.83
- Illinois$1,455.00
- Indiana$1,413.60
- Iowa$916.30
- Kansas$817.00
- Kentucky$801.97
- Louisiana$391.24
- Maine$905.55
- Maryland$232.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,411.50
- Michigan$1,125.00
- Minnesota$1,109.60
- Mississippi$520.00
- Missouri$1,114.20
- Montana$422.40
- Nebraska$777.46
- Nevada$936.00
- New Hampshire$891.38
- New Jersey$1,979.00
- New Mexico$1,099.98
- New York$1,455.10
- North Carolina$1,226.50
- North Dakota$1,046.05
- Ohio$1,623.75
- Oklahoma$625.48
- Oregon$1,563.58
- Pennsylvania$1,917.23
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,700.00
- South Carolina$1,577.40
- South Dakota$1,316.70
- Tennessee$691.58
- Texas$1,231.38
- Utah$1,555.68, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,747.16
- Virginia$1,503.35
- Washington$1,141.44
- West Virginia$1,157.50
- Wisconsin$824.85
- Wyoming$914.38
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.