Epidural injection, guided cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 67 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $226.00 to $3,300.25, with a median of $1,260.80. The lowest price is at Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission (Charles City). The highest price is 14.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,260.80, is 8% below the US median of $1,369.55.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Iowa ranks 19th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 67 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 62323. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$226.00Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission
Median$1,260.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,300.25in Iowa
Lowest saves$1,034.80vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission lowest Charles City · Charles City, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $226.00 | $565.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $412.00 | $515.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $421.72 | $811.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $540.94 | $676.17 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL FL Epidural Lumbar Injection | $553.80 | $923.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR-INJECT, SINGLE-LUMBAR,SACRAL W/IMAGE | $593.00 | $912.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $596.70 | $918.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $629.88 | $787.34 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $638.40 | $912.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS CAUDEL EPIDURAL STEROID AND ANESTH | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS LUMBAR EPIDURAL STEROID AND ANESTH | $639.60 | $1,066.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Inject diag/therapeutic substance w/needle or cath | $660.90 | $2,203.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $756.00 | $1,350.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $780.00 | $780.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $790.55 | $815.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC INJ ANE DRG LUM SAC W IMG GDN | $810.90 | $1,802.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $840.00 | $1,120.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC INJ ANE DRG LUM SAC W IMG GDN | $901.00 | $1,802.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $928.00 | $928.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $956.25 | $1,275.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $1,006.85 | $1,549.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $1,006.85 | $1,549.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA LUMBAR SACRAL SINGLE W FLUOROSCY JC | $1,045.00 | $1,045.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,059.20 | $1,324.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,061.10 | $1,179.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,075.50 | $1,195.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $1,129.08 | $1,164.00 | — source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,140.00 | $1,900.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,168.00 | $1,460.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC INJ ANE DRG LUM SAC W IMG GDN | $1,171.32 | $2,724.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,211.25 | $2,125.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,246.63 | $1,558.28 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Njx Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac | $1,257.00 | $1,257.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,260.80 | $1,576.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA INJECTION OF SUBSTANCE INTO LOWER SPINE CANAL USING IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,280.80 | $1,601.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $1,292.85 | $1,989.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,376.80 | $1,721.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $1,396.80 | $1,440.00 | — source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,412.70 | $1,765.88 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Injection(s), of diagnostic or therapeutic substance(s) (eg, | $1,419.00 | $1,892.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA EPIDURAL LUMBAR SACRAL WITH IMAGING GUID | $1,443.27 | $1,697.96 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $1,549.00 | $1,549.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,555.29 | $1,944.11 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,555.29 | $1,944.11 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Inj Epidural L/S W Guide | $1,573.50 | $2,098.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,583.20 | $1,979.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,669.97 | $2,087.46 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,731.68 | $2,164.59 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,731.68 | $2,164.59 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,792.20 | $2,987.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,792.20 | $2,987.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 62323 PR INJ DIAG/THER SUBSTANCE W/CATH PLC, EPID/SUBARACH, | $1,839.62 | $3,097.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $1,892.80 | $2,366.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $1,955.20 | $3,008.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $1,972.20 | $2,076.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $2,016.00 | $2,520.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA TX RM 62323 TR RM INJ INTERLAMINAR LUMBR SAC W IMAG GUID | $2,048.00 | $2,560.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $2,228.00 | $2,228.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $2,325.70 | $3,578.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $2,325.70 | $3,578.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB INJECTION(S), EPIDURAL/ SUBARACHNOID; LUMBAR OR SACRAL; W/IMG | $2,382.80 | $3,404.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB INJECTION(S), EPIDURAL/ SUBARACHNOID; LUMBAR OR SACRAL; W/IMG | $2,382.80 | $3,404.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $2,398.60 | $3,580.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $2,786.81 | $3,483.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $2,872.35 | $4,419.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC INJ INTERLAM L/S W IMG | $3,300.25 | $4,125.31 | Jan 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 7 | $593.00 | $1,059.20 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 6 | $421.72 | $1,554.24 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $553.80 | $639.60 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $660.90 | $901.00 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $639.60 | $966.22 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $2,382.80 | $2,382.80 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $1,412.70 | $1,412.70 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $1,792.20 | $1,792.20 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $956.25 | $956.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $3,300.25 | $3,300.25 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $1,549.00 | $1,549.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $226.00 | $226.00 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $1,061.10 | $1,061.10 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $1,792.20 | $1,792.20 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $810.90 | $810.90 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $2,398.60 | $2,398.60 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,260.80 | $1,260.80 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $638.40 | $638.40 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $412.00 | $412.00 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $1,246.63 | $1,246.63 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $1,419.00 | $1,419.00 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $1,396.80 | $1,396.80 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $1,669.97 | $1,669.97 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $840.00 | $840.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $629.88 | $629.88 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $1,892.80 | $1,892.80 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $1,443.27 | $1,443.27 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $1,075.50 | $1,075.50 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $928.00 | $928.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $756.00 | $756.00 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $1,280.80 | $1,280.80 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $1,045.00 | $1,045.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $1,731.68 | $1,731.68 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $2,872.35 | $2,872.35 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $1,555.29 | $1,555.29 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $1,006.85 | $1,006.85 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $2,228.00 | $2,228.00 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,129.08 | $1,129.08 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $1,583.20 | $1,583.20 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $2,048.00 | $2,048.00 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $596.70 | $596.70 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $790.55 | $790.55 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $540.94 | $540.94 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $1,573.50 | $1,573.50 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $1,972.20 | $1,972.20 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $2,016.00 | $2,016.00 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $1,211.25 | $1,211.25 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $1,839.62 | $1,839.62 |
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
What epidural injection, guided is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Epidural injection, guided explained.
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
- Illinois$1,444.15
- Indiana$1,286.25
- 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.