Epidural steroid injection cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance: from $156.40 to $1,545.00, with a median of $391.24. The lowest price is at Ochsner St Mary (Morgan City). The highest price is 9.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $391.24, is 68% below the US median of $1,235.75.
- That is 0.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Louisiana has the lowest median of 47 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 28 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Oct 26, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$156.40Ochsner St Mary
Median$391.24half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,545.00in Louisiana
Lowest saves$234.84vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Mary lowest Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $156.40 | $782.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PR EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $172.04 | $782.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $237.76 | $743.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum W/O Guidance | $289.80 | $2,070.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum W/O Guidance | $289.80 | $2,070.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum W/O Guidance | $289.80 | $2,070.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum W/O Guidance | $289.80 | $2,070.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $339.04 | $1,304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum W/O Guidance | $348.48 | $2,178.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $353.01 | $1,681.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $365.12 | $1,304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum W/O Guidance | $366.94 | $2,621.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $386.88 | $1,488.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $390.32 | $1,394.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $392.15 | $1,705.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $408.32 | $1,775.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $410.67 | $1,521.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $427.72 | $1,258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $626.51 | $1,333.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum W/O Guidance | $640.42 | $2,911.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $649.28 | $2,029.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 62322 INJECTION SUBSTANCE SPINAL CANAL LOWER BACK/SACRUM W/IMG | $653.38 | $2,513.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum W/O Guidance | $653.67 | $2,421.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EPIDURAL INJ, INTERLAMINAR - LUM/SAC/CAUDAL W/OUT IMAGING | $749.76 | $1,704.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $804.61 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ED-INJECTION(S) LUMBAR OR SACRAL | $824.00 | $824.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA INJECT SPINE L/S (CD) | $842.00 | $2,105.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION | $1,545.00 | $1,545.00 | Oct 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 11 | $172.04 | $366.94 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $626.51 | $749.76 |
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $353.01 | $386.88 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | $156.40 | $197.08 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $408.32 | $606.46 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $842.00 | $1,193.50 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $339.04 | $352.08 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $653.38 | $653.38 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $427.72 | $427.72 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $289.80 | $289.80 |
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
- 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
- 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.