Epidural steroid injection cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance: from $410.40 to $3,113.00, with a median of $1,226.50. The lowest price is at WakeMed Cary Hospital (Cary) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 7.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,226.50, 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).
- North Carolina ranks 27th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 29 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 Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$410.40WakeMed Cary Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,226.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,113.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$816.10vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WakeMed Cary Hospital lowest Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Inject Spine Lumbar/Sacral | $410.40 | $1,080.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Inject Spine Lumbar/Sacral | $410.40 | $1,080.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Njx Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/O Img | $599.13 | $2,219.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Njx Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/O Img | $599.13 | $2,219.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC Inj Lumb/Caud Epidural Steroid W/O Image | $895.44 | $1,599.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Inj Lumb/Caud Epidural Steroid W/O Image | $1,031.38 | $1,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Inj Lumb/Caud Epidural Steroid W/O Image | $1,031.38 | $1,946.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC Inj Lumb/Caud Epidural Steroid W/O Image | $1,048.32 | $1,872.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,085.50 | $2,171.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Inj Lumb/Caud Epidural Steroid W/O Image | $1,134.00 | $2,025.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Injection(s), of diagnostic or therapeutic substance(s) (eg, anesthetic, antispasmodic, opioid, steroid, other solution), not including neurolytic substances, including needle or catheter placement, interlaminar epidural or subarachnoid, lumbar or sacral (caudal); without imaging guidance | $1,145.24 | $2,863.11 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,145.50 | $2,291.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,226.50 | $2,453.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,226.50 | $2,453.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,226.50 | $2,453.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,226.50 | $2,453.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,226.50 | $2,453.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,226.50 | $2,453.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,226.50 | $2,453.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,226.50 | $2,453.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,226.50 | $2,453.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $1,226.50 | $2,453.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Njx Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac | $1,831.50 | $3,663.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Inj Lumb/Caud Epidural Steroid W/O Image | $1,901.20 | $3,395.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/O IMG GDN | $2,084.25 | $2,084.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Injection Dx Ther Agnt Epid, Lmbr, Sac W/O Imge Guidnce | $2,998.10 | $4,283.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG L/S EPIDURAL INJ WO IMAG GUID | $3,113.00 | $3,113.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG INJ INTRLAMNR EPIDURAL L/S WO GUID | $3,113.00 | $3,113.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG INJ INTRLAMNR EPIDURAL L/S WO GUID | $3,113.00 | $3,113.00 | May 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 11 | $1,226.50 | $1,226.50 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $410.40 | $410.40 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $1,085.50 | $1,115.50 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $1,226.50 | $1,226.50 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $2,084.25 | $2,084.25 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $599.13 | $599.13 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $1,134.00 | $1,134.00 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $1,831.50 | $1,831.50 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $1,031.38 | $1,031.38 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $895.44 | $895.44 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $2,998.10 | $2,998.10 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $1,901.20 | $1,901.20 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $1,145.24 | $1,145.24 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $1,226.50 | $1,226.50 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $1,048.32 | $1,048.32 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $1,031.38 | $1,031.38 |
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
- 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 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.