Epidural injection, guided cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $126.00 to $2,304.80, with a median of $1,112.10. The lowest price is at Southwest Healthcare Services (Bowman). The highest price is 18.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,112.10, is 19% below the US median of $1,369.55.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- North Dakota ranks 14th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 15 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$126.00Southwest Healthcare Services
Median$1,112.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,304.80in North Dakota
Lowest saves$986.10vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Healthcare Services lowest Bowman · Bowman, ND INJ LUMBAR OR SACRAL W/GUIDE 62323 | $126.00 | $140.00 | Oct 16, 2025 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC INJ ANE DRG LUM SAC W IMG GDN | $402.50 | $805.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC 62323 | $712.00 | $890.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC 62323 | $712.00 | $890.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lisbon Area Health Services Lisbon · Lisbon, ND INJ LUMB EPIDURAL W GUIDE PM | $1,011.45 | $1,839.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND INJ LUMB EPIDURAL W GUIDE PM | $1,066.62 | $1,839.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND INJ LUMB EPIDURAL W GUIDE PM | $1,085.01 | $1,839.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND INJ LUMBAR EPIDURAL WO GUIDE | $1,112.10 | $2,022.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMG | $1,126.06 | $1,846.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMG | $1,126.06 | $1,846.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND SURG 62323 INJ IL NDL CATH LUMB SACR W GUID | $1,401.40 | $2,156.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL WITH IMAGE GUIDANCE | $1,418.25 | $1,891.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck · Bismarck, ND SURG 62323 INJ IL NDL CATH LUMB SACR W GUID | $1,618.40 | $2,023.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Graften · Graften, ND HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMG | $1,628.00 | $1,628.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN SURG 62323 INJ IL NDL CATH LUMB SACR W GUID | $2,304.80 | $2,881.00 | Mar 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck, ND | 2 | $402.50 | $1,010.45 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $1,418.25 | $1,861.52 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $712.00 | $712.00 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Carrington, ND | 1 | $1,085.01 | $1,085.01 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $1,126.06 | $1,126.06 |
| Graften, ND | 1 | $1,628.00 | $1,628.00 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $1,126.06 | $1,126.06 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $1,011.45 | $1,011.45 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $1,066.62 | $1,066.62 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $1,401.40 | $1,401.40 |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $1,112.10 | $1,112.10 |
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
- 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
- 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.