Epidural steroid injection cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance: from $570.05 to $2,838.00, with a median of $1,223.50. The lowest price is at Childrens Hospital Colorado (Aurora). The highest price is 5.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,223.50, is about the same as the US median of $1,235.75.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Colorado ranks 26th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 23 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$570.05Childrens Hospital Colorado
Median$1,223.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,838.00in Colorado
Lowest saves$653.45vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital Colorado lowest Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=INJECT DX/TX SUBS L/S WO IMAGING | $570.05 | $877.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR SAC | $575.30 | $1,438.24 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO INJ INTERLAMINAR EPIDURAL | $617.65 | $1,123.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $678.98 | $1,939.93 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO INJ/S EPID/SUB L/S WO IMG | $744.66 | $1,890.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $758.90 | $1,264.84 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO INJ/S EPID/SUB L/S WO IMG | $844.83 | $1,890.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC INJECT EPIDURAL TRANS-LAMINAR LUMB/SACR WITHOUT GUIDANCE | $1,116.37 | $1,395.46 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC INJECT EPIDURAL TRANS-LAMINAR LUMB/SACR WITHOUT GUIDANCE | $1,116.37 | $1,395.46 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC INJECT EPIDURAL TRANS-LAMINAR LUMB/SACR WITHOUT GUIDANCE | $1,116.37 | $1,395.46 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Injection of substance into lower spine canal | $1,184.09 | $1,821.68 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,223.50 | $2,447.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Injection of substance into lower spine canal | $1,572.80 | $1,966.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL W/O IMG NSG | $1,699.50 | $2,266.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Injection of substance into lower spine canal | $1,731.45 | $2,037.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,762.60 | $2,518.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,132.48 | $2,132.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,132.48 | $2,132.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,132.48 | $2,132.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,132.48 | $2,132.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,132.48 | $2,132.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Njx interlaminar lmbr/sac | $2,152.00 | $2,152.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $2,838.00 | $2,838.00 | Mar 16, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 6 | $570.05 | $2,132.48 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $1,223.50 | $1,677.99 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $575.30 | $667.10 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $617.65 | $617.65 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $2,838.00 | $2,838.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $1,699.50 | $1,699.50 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $1,116.37 | $1,116.37 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $744.66 | $744.66 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $1,116.37 | $1,116.37 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $1,731.45 | $1,731.45 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $1,762.60 | $1,762.60 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $844.83 | $844.83 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $1,572.80 | $1,572.80 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $2,152.00 | $2,152.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $1,116.37 | $1,116.37 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $1,184.09 | $1,184.09 |
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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Lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,127.00
- Alaska$1,748.55
- Arizona$1,085.38
- Arkansas$614.28
- California$1,790.10
- 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.