Epidural injection, guided cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 73 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $209.28 to $2,634.00, with a median of $1,187.55. The lowest price is at Meeker County Memorial Hospital (Litchfield). The highest price is 12.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,187.55, is 13% below the US median of $1,369.55.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Minnesota ranks 16th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 73 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$209.28Meeker County Memorial Hospital
Median$1,187.55half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,634.00in Minnesota
Lowest saves$978.27vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital lowest Litchfield · Litchfield, MN INJECTION, DIAG OR THERAPEUTIC SUBST, W/O NEUROLYTIC SUB, EPID/S | $209.28 | $327.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI injection of diagnostic or therapeutic agent | $396.27 | $1,071.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN EPIDURAL STEROID INJ W GUIDE | $414.19 | $679.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN injection of diagnostic or therapeutic agent | $491.66 | $806.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN SURG 62323 INJ IL NDL CATH LUMB SACR W GUID | $518.50 | $610.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI INJ DRAIN ASP SPINE | $528.50 | $755.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI MDA-INJ CAUDAL;W/IMAG GUIDANC | $572.80 | $895.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI injection of diagnostic or therapeutic agent | $573.30 | $2,205.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI injection of diagnostic or therapeutic agent | $580.84 | $2,234.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL, W IMAGING | $652.58 | $1,627.36 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 62323 PR INJ DIAG/THER SUBSTANCE W/CATH PLC, EPID/SUBARACH, | $671.12 | $1,102.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG RAD INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL W GUIDE | $729.60 | $729.60 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL, W IMAGING | $751.88 | $1,875.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL, W IMAGING | $751.88 | $1,875.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL, W IMAGING | $751.88 | $1,875.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL, W IMAGING | $752.11 | $1,875.57 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL, W IMAGING | $752.11 | $1,875.57 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL, W IMAGING | $752.11 | $1,875.57 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL, W IMAGING | $752.11 | $1,875.57 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $774.15 | $1,191.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL, W IMAGING | $796.88 | $1,875.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL, W IMAGING | $796.88 | $1,875.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL W GUIDE | $852.60 | $1,218.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG RAD INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL W GUIDE | $855.74 | $1,528.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG XR INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL W GUIDE | $855.74 | $1,528.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IR INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL W GUIDE | $855.74 | $1,528.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG INJ EPIDUR INTERLAM SUBA LUMB SACRAL W GUIDE | $855.74 | $1,528.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $895.90 | $1,700.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $895.90 | $1,700.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $902.86 | $1,612.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL W GUIDE | $949.48 | $1,695.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/Img Gdn | $1,091.26 | $2,006.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CT INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL W GUIDE | $1,126.22 | $2,346.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CT INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL W GUIDE | $1,126.22 | $2,346.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CT INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL W GUIDE | $1,126.22 | $2,346.30 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN EPIDURAL STEROID INJ W GUIDE | $1,150.80 | $2,055.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,187.55 | $1,891.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL, W IMAGING | $1,195.32 | $2,812.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Nrv Inj Interlaminar L/S w/Gui | $1,205.00 | $2,881.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,210.38 | $1,440.93 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,214.02 | $1,891.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,238.16 | $1,407.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,248.06 | $1,891.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,248.06 | $1,891.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,248.06 | $1,891.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,259.84 | $2,032.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN INJ LUMB EPID W GUIDE PM | $1,265.04 | $2,259.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,272.64 | $1,891.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL W/IMAGE GUID | $1,312.22 | $2,074.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN XR EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL INJ | $1,342.12 | $2,314.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN TX RM 62323 TR RM INJ INTERLAMINAR LUMBR SAC W IMAG GUID | $1,368.90 | $1,777.78 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,374.75 | $1,833.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI FL LUMBAR ESI | $1,382.04 | $2,094.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,396.71 | $1,890.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,396.71 | $1,890.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,396.71 | $1,890.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,396.71 | $1,890.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,396.71 | $1,890.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,396.71 | $1,890.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,396.71 | $1,890.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN XR EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL INJ | $1,464.47 | $1,722.90 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $1,499.40 | $1,764.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN INJECT SPINE W/CATH LMB/SCRL | $1,554.55 | $2,189.50 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN SURG 62323 INJ IL NDL CATH LUMB SACR W GUID | $1,576.25 | $2,425.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG XR INJ EPIDURAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL W GUIDE | $1,586.44 | $4,666.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/Img Gdn | $1,650.94 | $2,006.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN INJ(S), SUBSTANCE(S), WO NEUROLYTIC SUB, W NEEDLE/CATH, INTRLMNR EPID/SUBARACHNOID, LMBR/SAC;IMG GDN | $1,713.60 | $2,016.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN SURG 62323 INJ IL NDL CATH LUMB SACR W GUID | $1,732.80 | $2,166.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN SURG 62323 INJ IL NDL CATH LUMB SACR W GUID | $1,755.08 | $2,581.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Xr Epidural Lumbar or Sacral Inj | $1,898.76 | $2,629.86 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $2,049.00 | $2,049.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN SURG 62323 INJ IL NDL CATH LUMB SACR W GUID | $2,133.60 | $2,667.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI INJECTION SINGLE CAUDAL W IMG-SSU | $2,634.00 | $2,634.00 | May 7, 2026 source 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 21 | $396.27 | $752.11 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 10 | $572.80 | $1,248.06 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $796.88 | $1,396.71 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $1,272.64 | $1,429.54 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $855.74 | $1,030.37 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $1,396.71 | $1,722.86 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $949.48 | $1,130.85 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $1,396.71 | $1,396.71 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $902.86 | $902.86 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $1,499.40 | $1,499.40 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $1,342.12 | $1,342.12 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $1,265.04 | $1,265.04 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $2,133.60 | $2,133.60 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $1,464.47 | $1,464.47 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $1,214.02 | $1,214.02 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $774.15 | $774.15 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $1,210.38 | $1,210.38 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $1,396.71 | $1,396.71 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $729.60 | $729.60 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $1,368.90 | $1,368.90 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $209.28 | $209.28 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $1,713.60 | $1,713.60 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $852.60 | $852.60 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $1,374.75 | $1,374.75 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $491.66 | $491.66 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $518.50 | $518.50 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $855.74 | $855.74 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $1,150.80 | $1,150.80 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $1,238.16 | $1,238.16 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $671.12 | $671.12 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $1,396.71 | $1,396.71 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $1,576.25 | $1,576.25 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $1,259.84 | $1,259.84 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $1,732.80 | $1,732.80 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $1,650.94 | $1,650.94 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $1,898.76 | $1,898.76 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $1,755.08 | $1,755.08 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $414.19 | $414.19 |
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
- Louisiana$708.66
- Maine$929.68
- Maryland$2,109.36, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,744.50
- Michigan$1,030.00
- 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.