Epidural injection, guided cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 76 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $170.10 to $10,304.00, with a median of $1,444.15. The lowest price is at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital (Chicago). The highest price is 60.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,444.15, is 5% above the US median of $1,369.55.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Illinois ranks 29th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 76 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 62323. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$170.10John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital
Median$1,444.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,304.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$1,274.05vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-INJECT SPINE L/S (CD) | $170.10 | $243.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Njx interlaminar lmbr/sac | $176.75 | $294.58 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN WSMC INJ SNGL DIAG/THERAP SUB LUMB/SACRL BCE | $340.29 | $1,000.85 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Inj Epid Diag/Ther Lumb/Sac W/ Img | $375.63 | $1,977.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Inj Epid Diag/Ther Lumb/Sac W/ Img | $375.63 | $1,977.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Inj Epid Diag/Ther Lumb/Sac W/ Img | $454.71 | $1,977.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL INJECTION OF SUBSTANCE INTO LOWER SPINE CANAL USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $489.81 | $1,840.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN NJX/DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG | $493.26 | $616.58 | Dec 26, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $537.52 | $2,443.25 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $615.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $615.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $615.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $615.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS CAUDEL EPIDURAL STEROID | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS CAUDEL EPIDURAL STEROID AND ANESTH | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana · Havana, IL O/R NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $684.00 | $855.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC WITH IMG GUIDANCE | $699.27 | $2,119.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Njx interlaminar lmbr/sac | $752.00 | $7,606.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Njx interlaminar lmbr/sac - 62323 - OR36062323 | $752.00 | $3,734.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $958.82 | $1,647.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| MC Donough District Hospital Macomb · Macomb, IL Injection Sing (Not Indwell Cath)Not Incl Neurolyt SubstWwo Contrast; lumbar | $1,138.80 | $1,898.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Morris Hospital Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,174.13 | $4,880.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN INJECTION EPIDURAL L/S WITH IMAGE | $1,190.00 | $2,380.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN INJECTION EPIDURAL L/S WITH IMAGE | $1,190.00 | $2,380.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN INJECTION EPIDURAL L/S W IMAGE | $1,190.00 | $2,380.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN INJECTION EPIDURAL L/S WITH IMAGE | $1,190.00 | $2,380.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN INJECTION EPIDURAL L/S W IMAGE | $1,190.00 | $2,380.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN INJECTION EPIDURAL L/S WITH IMAGE | $1,190.00 | $2,380.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN INJECTION EPIDURAL L/S WITH IMAGE | $1,190.00 | $2,380.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN INJECTION EPIDURAL L/S WITH IMAGE | $1,190.00 | $2,380.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN INJECTION EPIDURAL L/S W IMAGE | $1,190.00 | $2,380.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN INJECTION EPIDURAL L/S WITH IMAGE | $1,190.00 | $2,380.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/Img Gdn | $1,268.00 | $1,268.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,286.75 | $2,573.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrisburg Medical Center Harrisburg · Harrisburg, IL HC Inj Substance W/Guidance Lumbar/Sacral | $1,428.80 | $1,786.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Herrin Hospital Herrin · Marion-Herrin, IL HC Inj Substance W/Guidance Lumbar/Sacral | $1,428.80 | $1,786.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Carbondale · Carbondale, IL HC Inj Substance W/Guidance Lumbar/Sacral | $1,428.80 | $1,786.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro · Carbondale, IL HC Inj Substance W/Guidance Lumbar/Sacral|DISCONTINUED OUT-PATIENT HOSPITAL/AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER (ASC) PROCEDURE PRIOR TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ANESTHESIA | $1,428.80 | $1,786.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation Eldorado · Eldorado, IL HC EPIDURAL LUMBAR SACRAL W IMAGING | $1,459.50 | $1,946.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Inj Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/ Img Gdn | $1,467.00 | $1,467.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL IR-DI L-S INJ W IM | $1,470.22 | $2,450.37 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Rock Island Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,555.29 | $1,944.11 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC INJ INTERLAMINAR, LUMBAR/SACRAL | $1,800.49 | $2,400.65 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,806.30 | $2,007.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL HC INJ INTRLAMNR LUM/SAC W/GUIDE | $1,808.64 | $2,512.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Injection Inclu Needle/Cath Plct Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/ Flouro | $1,851.40 | $2,644.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Inj Epidural Lumbr/Sac W/ Image Guide | $1,894.75 | $2,915.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Inj Epidural Lumbr/Sac W/ Image Guide | $1,894.75 | $2,915.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,943.31 | $2,429.14 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Injection Inclu Needle/Cath Plct Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/ Flouro | $1,965.56 | $2,807.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Memorial Hospital Olney · Olney, IL Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/Img Gdn | $1,974.00 | $1,974.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC EPIDURAL INJ LUMBAR/SAC W/IMAGE GUIDANCE | $2,024.19 | $2,698.92 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville · St. Louis, MO-IL 62323 ESI lumbar or sacral with fluoroscopy | $2,066.00 | $2,066.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Injection Inclu Needle/Cath Plct Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/ Flouro | $2,339.05 | $3,341.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC INJ INTRLAMNR LUM/SAC W/GUIDE | $2,548.08 | $3,539.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC INJ INTRLAMNR LUM/SAC W/GUIDE | $2,615.76 | $3,633.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H IR 62323 INJECTION DX/THER CERVICAL/THORACIC W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $2,630.60 | $3,758.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL INJECTION OF A THERA | $2,736.00 | $3,420.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC INJ INTRLAMNR LUM/SAC W/GUIDE | $2,747.52 | $3,816.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Injection Inclu Needle/Cath Plct Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/ Flouro | $2,781.62 | $3,973.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Injection Inclu Needle/Cath Plct Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/ Flouro | $2,781.62 | $3,973.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC INJ INTRLAMNR LUM/SAC W/GUIDE | $2,831.76 | $3,933.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB INJ EPIDURAL LUMBR/SAC W/ IMAGE GUIDE | $2,915.00 | $2,915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB INJ EPIDURAL LUMBR/SAC W/ IMAGE GUIDE | $2,915.00 | $2,915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB INJ EPIDURAL LUMBR/SAC W/IMAGE GUIDE | $2,915.00 | $2,915.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC INJ INTRLAMNR LUM/SAC W/GUIDE | $2,951.28 | $4,099.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Inj Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/ Img Gdn | $3,150.00 | $3,150.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC INJ EPIDURAL STEROID LUMBAR OR SACRAL W IMG GUIDANCE | $3,176.00 | $3,176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC INJ EPIDURAL STEROID LUMBAR OR SACRAL W IMG GUIDANCE | $3,176.00 | $3,176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Inject Spine Lumbar/Sacral | $3,176.00 | $3,176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $3,181.00 | $3,181.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Injection Inclu Needle/Cath Plct Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/ Flouro | $3,305.75 | $4,722.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Injection Inclu Needle/Cath Plct Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/ Flouro | $3,326.39 | $4,751.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Injection Inclu Needle/Cath Plct Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/ Flouro | $6,749.40 | $9,642.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Injections Interlaminar Lumbar/Sacral With Imaging Guidance | $8,188.00 | $8,188.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL Inject Spine Lumbar/Sacral, WITH Imaging | $10,304.00 | $10,304.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 46 | $170.10 | $1,190.00 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5 | $1,470.22 | $2,066.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 4 | $639.60 | $1,097.44 |
| Carbondale, IL | 2 | $1,428.80 | $1,428.80 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 2 | $3,150.00 | $6,727.00 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 2 | $2,747.52 | $2,964.26 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $1,467.00 | $1,467.00 |
| Decatur, IL | 1 | $2,951.28 | $2,951.28 |
| Eldorado, IL | 1 | $1,459.50 | $1,459.50 |
| Fairfield, IL | 1 | $2,736.00 | $2,736.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $1,943.31 | $1,943.31 |
| Harrisburg, IL | 1 | $1,428.80 | $1,428.80 |
| Havana, IL | 1 | $684.00 | $684.00 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $489.81 | $489.81 |
| Macomb, IL | 1 | $1,138.80 | $1,138.80 |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $1,428.80 | $1,428.80 |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $537.52 | $537.52 |
| Olney, IL | 1 | $1,974.00 | $1,974.00 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $1,268.00 | $1,268.00 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $1,800.49 | $1,800.49 |
| Springfield, IL | 1 | $2,548.08 | $2,548.08 |
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, with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,352.66
- Alaska$2,536.19
- Arizona$1,368.39
- Arkansas$750.00
- California$2,220.40
- Colorado$1,486.40
- Connecticut$2,892.08
- Delaware$2,303.71
- District of Columbia$1,362.32, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,353.05
- Georgia$1,343.25
- Hawaii$656.25
- Idaho$1,395.45
- Indiana$1,286.25
- Iowa$1,260.80
- Kansas$1,198.45
- Kentucky$904.54
- Louisiana$708.66
- Maine$929.68
- Maryland$2,109.36, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,744.50
- Michigan$1,030.00
- Minnesota$1,187.55
- Mississippi$472.75
- Missouri$1,430.40
- Montana$612.38
- Nebraska$1,315.80
- Nevada$482.00
- New Hampshire$1,007.33
- New Jersey$2,403.56
- New Mexico$1,595.67
- New York$1,491.75
- North Carolina$1,211.91
- North Dakota$1,112.10
- Ohio$2,036.45
- Oklahoma$731.96
- Oregon$1,580.28
- Pennsylvania$2,094.60
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,678.00
- South Carolina$1,452.00
- South Dakota$1,729.60
- Tennessee$491.92
- Texas$1,675.50
- Utah$1,261.35
- Vermont$2,078.00
- Virginia$1,685.00
- Washington$1,532.05
- West Virginia$1,108.50
- Wisconsin$1,147.44
- Wyoming$1,272.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.