Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 35 hospitals publish a cash price for Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance: from $145.37 to $697.63, with a median of $409.20. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 4.8× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$145.37Erlanger Health
Median$409.20half pay less
Highest$697.63in Tennessee
Lowest saves$263.83vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $145.37 | $503.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $199.52 | $688.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $199.52 | $688.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $199.52 | $688.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $265.58 | $503.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN XR INJ DX/THRP LUMBAR SAC W IMG | $359.60 | $1,240.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC INJ DX/THERAPEUTIC SUBSTCE INTERLAM,EPIDURAL SUBARAC IN L OR S W IMG | $363.60 | $1,818.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN NJX DX/THER SBST INTRLMNR LMBR/SAC W/IMG GDN | $371.52 | $688.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN SP INJ DX/THRP LUMBAR SAC W IMG | $372.00 | $1,240.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SP INJ DX/THRP LUMBAR SAC W IMG | $372.00 | $1,240.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville · Crossville, TN SP INJ DX/THRP LUMBAR SAC W IMG | $396.80 | $1,240.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INJ DX/THERAPEUTIC SUBSTCE INTERLAM,EPIDURAL SUBARAC IN L OR S W IMG | $397.11 | $1,891.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INJ DX/THERAPEUTIC SUBSTCE INTERLAM,EPIDURAL SUBARAC IN L OR S W IMG | $397.11 | $1,891.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INJ DX/THERAPEUTIC SUBSTCE INTERLAM,EPIDURAL SUBARAC IN L OR S W IMG | $397.11 | $1,891.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN XR INJ DX/THRP LUMBAR SAC W IMG | $409.20 | $1,240.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN XR INJ DX/THRP LUMBAR SAC W IMG | $409.20 | $1,240.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN SP INJ DX/THRP LUMBAR SAC W IMG | $409.20 | $1,240.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN XR INJ DX/THRP LUMBAR SAC W IMG | $409.20 | $1,240.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC INJ DX/THERAPEUTIC SUBSTCE INTERLAM,EPIDURAL SUBARAC IN L OR S W IMG | $434.93 | $1,891.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUID | $447.90 | $2,986.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUID | $447.90 | $2,986.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUID | $447.90 | $2,986.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUID | $447.90 | $2,986.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUID | $447.90 | $2,986.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUID | $447.90 | $2,986.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUID | $447.90 | $2,986.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUID | $447.90 | $2,986.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski East College Pulaski · East College Pulaski, TN 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 | $452.93 | $1,545.83 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INJ DX/THERAPEUTIC SUBSTCE INTERLAM,EPIDURAL SUBARAC IN L OR S W IMG | $453.84 | $1,891.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/Img Gdn | $491.92 | $2,236.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/Img Gdn | $491.92 | $2,236.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/Img Gdn | $491.92 | $2,236.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/Img Gdn | $491.92 | $2,236.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Njx Dx/Ther Sbst Intrlmnr Lmbr/Sac W/Img Gdn | $491.92 | $2,236.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY NJX INTERLAMINAR LMBR/SAC | $697.63 | $3,596.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $397.11 | $491.92 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $372.00 | $409.20 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $447.90 | $447.90 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $447.90 | $447.90 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $199.52 | $285.52 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $265.58 | $265.58 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $697.63 | $697.63 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $396.80 | $396.80 |
| East College Pulaski, TN | 1 | $452.93 | $452.93 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $447.90 | $447.90 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $434.93 | $434.93 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $372.00 | $372.00 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $145.37 | $145.37 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $359.60 | $359.60 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $199.52 | $199.52 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $199.52 | $199.52 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $363.60 | $363.60 |
What it is
This is an epidural steroid injection in the lower back guided by X-ray (fluoroscopy) or CT to place the needle accurately. It is used to relieve back and leg pain from irritated nerves, such as from a herniated disc or spinal stenosis.
What the price covers
The price covers the injection and the imaging guidance. The doctor's fee, medicines and any sedation may be billed separately.
Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$4,243.92
- Alaska$1,633.92
- Arizona$1,151.51
- Arkansas$750.00
- California$2,220.40
- Colorado$1,416.88
- Connecticut$635.00
- Delaware$2,303.71
- Florida$2,639.96
- Georgia$1,758.12
- Hawaii$626.10
- Idaho$1,886.00
- Illinois$1,286.75
- Indiana$1,285.20
- Iowa$629.60
- Kansas$1,477.74
- Kentucky$1,692.00
- Louisiana$679.00
- Maine$704.75
- Maryland$1,773.46
- Massachusetts$1,057.00
- Michigan$650.00
- Minnesota$855.74
- Mississippi$422.05
- Missouri$1,218.00
- Montana$1,030.40
- Nebraska$1,044.00
- Nevada$767.00
- New Hampshire$976.70
- New Jersey$891.76
- New Mexico$1,165.91
- New York$1,069.86
- North Carolina$2,142.23
- North Dakota$1,282.46
- Ohio$1,959.00
- Oklahoma$660.73
- Oregon$1,383.90
- Pennsylvania$2,048.40
- Rhode Island$928.20
- South Carolina$1,449.50
- South Dakota$1,982.40
- Texas$1,647.00
- Utah$1,093.78
- Vermont$940.20
- Virginia$1,685.00
- Washington$1,386.40
- West Virginia$1,076.00
- Wisconsin$549.90
- Wyoming$465.13
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.