Epidural injection, guided cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 82 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $168.00 to $8,384.00, with a median of $2,094.60. The lowest price is at Meadville Medical Center (Meadville). The highest price is 49.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,094.60, is 53% above the US median of $1,369.55.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Pennsylvania ranks 42nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 82 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$168.00Meadville Medical Center
Median$2,094.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,384.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,926.60vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadville Medical Center lowest Meadville · Meadville, PA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $168.00 | $280.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA INJ INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $581.10 | $1,937.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W Img - 62323 - 36100565 | $694.00 | $2,535.95 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Njx Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac | $721.00 | $6,803.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Injection(s), of diagnostic or therapeutic substance(s) (eg, anesthetic, antispasmodic, opioid, steroid, other solution), not including neurolytic substances, including needle or catheter placement, interlaminar epidural or subarachnoid, lumbar or sacral (caudal); with imaging guidance (ie, fluorosc | $808.00 | $2,020.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $811.50 | $1,623.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA XR INJECT EPIDURAL L/S W/IMAGING | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA IR INJECT EPIDURAL L/S W/IMAGING | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA IR INJECT EPIDURAL L/S W/IMAGING | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA PN lumbar epidural steroid inj | $896.00 | $1,600.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Caudal Injection 62323 | $943.56 | $2,621.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA INJ;EPIDURAL;LUM/SAC;W IMG | $999.50 | $1,999.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA TF NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/ | $1,044.60 | $1,741.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA INJ INTRLM LMB/SAC W/IMAG Tech | $1,075.29 | $4,501.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Inj Lumb/Sacral Epid Steroid | $1,120.00 | $1,600.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA XR Inj Lumbar/Sacral | $1,170.71 | $4,501.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 62323 XR Inj Lumbar/Sacral Epidural Tech | $1,304.84 | $4,501.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL SP W GUID | $1,340.10 | $2,978.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA IR-DI L-S INJ W IM | $1,356.96 | $5,654.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA US 62323 LMBR/SAC/Caudal Single Inj POC Tech | $1,416.46 | $4,501.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA LP FOR NUC CISTERNOGRAM | $1,484.00 | $2,120.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA LUMBAR EPIDURAL STEROID INJ | $1,484.00 | $2,120.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA NVI Epi Steroid Inj Lumb Or Sacral Spine - Report | $1,491.18 | $4,501.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $1,493.40 | $2,489.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Lumbar Epidural w/Img (62323) | $1,513.19 | $2,521.97 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA NEURAXIAL L/S INJ-W/ IMG GUIDE | $1,582.80 | $2,638.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Injection(S) Epidural/Subarachnoid Lumbar/Sacral Needle Placement W/Guidance | $1,634.75 | $2,515.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $1,676.29 | $1,676.29 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $1,771.20 | $2,952.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $1,779.00 | $2,965.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Injection of Substance Into Lower Spine Canal Using Imaging Guidance | $1,843.20 | $2,304.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC INTRLM L/S INJ W/IG | $1,849.00 | $3,698.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $2,047.80 | $3,413.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC NJX INTERLUML LMBR/SAC W/IMG INJ | $2,048.40 | $3,414.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC NJX INTERLUML LMBR/SAC W/IMG INJ | $2,048.40 | $3,414.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC NJX INTERLUML LMBR/SAC W/IMG INJ | $2,048.40 | $3,414.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC NJX INTERLUML LMBR/SAC W/IMG INJ | $2,048.40 | $3,414.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC NJX INTERLUML LMBR/SAC W/IMG INJ | $2,048.40 | $3,414.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC NJX INTERLUML LMBR/SAC W/IMG INJ | $2,048.40 | $3,414.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $2,088.00 | $3,480.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $2,094.60 | $3,491.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $2,094.60 | $3,491.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Injection of Substance Into Lower Spine Canal Using Imaging Guidance | $2,104.00 | $2,630.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA IR-DI L-S INJ W IM | $2,316.06 | $8,578.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA IR-DI L-S INJ W IM | $2,316.06 | $8,578.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Injection of Substance Into Lower Spine Canal Using Imaging Guidance | $2,320.00 | $2,900.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMAG | $2,400.09 | $3,117.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMAG | $2,431.26 | $3,117.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMAG | $2,431.26 | $3,117.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMAG | $2,434.60 | $3,290.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMAG | $2,527.99 | $3,463.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMAG | $2,533.30 | $3,290.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMAG | $2,631.88 | $3,463.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Njx Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/Imaging | $2,656.80 | $3,321.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W/IMAG | $2,664.90 | $3,290.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $2,868.60 | $4,781.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $3,214.20 | $5,357.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $3,253.20 | $5,422.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC NEURAXIAL L/S INJ-W/ IMG GUIDE | $3,446.40 | $5,744.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $3,564.60 | $5,941.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA NJX INTRLMNR LUM/SAC W/IMG GDE | $3,595.20 | $5,992.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Njx Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/Imaging | $3,721.54 | $4,651.92 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Njx Interlaminar Lmbr/Sac W/Imaging | $3,721.54 | $4,651.92 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,843.90 | $4,271.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,843.90 | $4,271.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,867.80 | $4,660.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,867.80 | $4,660.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,867.80 | $4,660.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,867.80 | $4,660.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,867.80 | $4,660.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,867.80 | $4,660.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,867.80 | $4,660.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,867.80 | $4,660.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Inj Dx/Ther, Lumbar/Sacral | $3,876.61 | $3,876.61 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,941.10 | $4,379.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $3,941.10 | $4,379.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W GUIDANCE | $8,384.00 | $8,384.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC W GUIDANCE | $8,384.00 | $8,384.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA CT Lumbar/Sacrl Epidural inc Imag | $8,384.00 | $8,384.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA XR Lumbar/Sacral Epidural inc. Fluoro | $8,384.00 | $8,384.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Lumbar Spine Injection Single | $8,384.00 | $8,384.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA IR Lumbar/Sacrl Epidural inc Imag | $8,384.00 | $8,384.00 | Apr 1, 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 23 | $581.10 | $2,047.80 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $3,867.80 | $3,867.80 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 7 | $694.00 | $1,634.75 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $1,075.29 | $1,491.18 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 4 | $1,356.96 | $2,082.53 |
| Hermitage, PA | 3 | $1,676.29 | $2,533.30 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $1,304.84 | $2,048.40 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $2,656.80 | $3,721.54 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $2,048.40 | $2,048.40 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $2,094.60 | $5,239.30 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $8,384.00 | $8,384.00 |
| Erie, PA | 2 | $999.50 | $1,934.05 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $3,941.10 | $3,941.10 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $8,384.00 | $8,384.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $1,044.60 | $1,044.60 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $896.00 | $896.00 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $3,867.80 | $3,867.80 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $8,384.00 | $8,384.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $943.56 | $943.56 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $808.00 | $808.00 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $1,843.20 | $1,843.20 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $3,253.20 | $3,253.20 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $1,170.71 | $1,170.71 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $2,048.40 | $2,048.40 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $8,384.00 | $8,384.00 |
| State College, PA | 1 | $1,340.10 | $1,340.10 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $1,484.00 | $1,484.00 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $2,094.60 | $2,094.60 |
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
- North Dakota$1,112.10
- Ohio$2,036.45
- Oklahoma$731.96
- Oregon$1,580.28
- 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.