Epidural injection, guided cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $254.80 to $22,351.37, with a median of $708.66. The lowest price is at Bayou Bend Health System (Franklin). The highest price is 87.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $708.66, is 48% below the US median of $1,369.55.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Louisiana ranks 6th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 36 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 Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$254.80Bayou Bend Health System
Median$708.66half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$453.86vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Bend Health System lowest Franklin · Morgan City, LA Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $254.80 | $364.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum Using Imaging Guidance | $304.64 | $1,904.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum Using Imaging Guidance | $363.84 | $2,274.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $390.32 | $1,394.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $410.67 | $1,521.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 62323 ESI lumbar or sacral with fluoroscopy | $419.20 | $524.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum Using Imaging Guidance | $473.48 | $3,382.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $529.82 | $2,303.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance | $604.80 | $1,008.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $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 Using Imaging Guidance | $640.42 | $2,911.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $642.15 | $1,979.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $649.28 | $2,029.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 62323 - NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $654.30 | $9,282.32 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum Using Imaging Guidance | $679.00 | $4,850.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum Using Imaging Guidance | $679.00 | $4,850.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum Using Imaging Guidance | $679.00 | $4,850.00 | 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 Using Imaging Guidance | $679.00 | $4,850.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $738.32 | $3,356.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $775.10 | $3,370.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Injection of Substance Into Spinal Canal of Lower Back or Sacrum Using Imaging Guidance | $784.08 | $2,904.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $840.06 | $3,231.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $842.00 | $2,105.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $904.68 | $3,231.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $924.84 | $4,404.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,008.28 | $3,878.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,020.48 | $3,189.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,062.60 | $2,415.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,364.40 | $4,548.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 62323 NJX C-DX/THER SBST EDRL/SARACH LMBR SAC | $1,473.42 | $5,667.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL, W/IMAGING GUIDANCE | $1,683.45 | $3,741.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA FAC ESI TRANSLAMINAR LUMBAR/SACRAL | $1,792.28 | $2,987.13 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA ESI lumbar or sacral with fluoroscopy | $1,802.93 | $11,530.67 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $2,211.00 | $2,211.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA LUMBAR/SACRAL INJECTION | $2,545.80 | $3,636.85 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 | 13 | $304.64 | $649.28 |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $775.10 | $1,008.28 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $1,020.48 | $1,792.28 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 3 | $654.30 | $679.00 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $626.51 | $844.56 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $529.82 | $585.98 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $842.00 | $1,526.50 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $840.06 | $872.37 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $1,473.42 | $1,473.42 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $604.80 | $604.80 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $254.80 | $254.80 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $419.20 | $419.20 |
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
- Iowa$1,260.80
- Kansas$1,198.45
- Kentucky$904.54
- 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.