Nerve root injection cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $216.80 to $6,564.00, with a median of $1,474.00. The lowest price is at Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission (Charles City). The highest price is 30.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,474.00, is about the same as the US median of $1,470.73.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Iowa ranks 23rd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 64 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 64483. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$216.80Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission
Median$1,474.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,564.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$1,257.20vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission lowest Charles City · Charles City, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $216.80 | $542.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health one side Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $452.02 | $466.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $543.40 | $1,045.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Inj Foramen Epidural L/S | $568.20 | $1,894.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA OR-INJ EPI 1 LEVEL AGNT/ANESTH LUM/S/STE | $647.00 | $996.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $687.00 | $1,145.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC INJ TRNSFRM LUM SNGL W IMAG | $743.40 | $1,652.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $750.00 | $1,000.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $759.00 | $759.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $825.75 | $1,101.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC INJ TRNSFRM LUM SNGL W IMAG | $826.00 | $1,652.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $835.25 | $1,285.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $837.00 | $837.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital one side Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; transforam | $882.75 | $1,177.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $986.16 | $1,761.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA LUMBAR OR SACRAL, SINGLE LEVEL W/ IMAGE | $1,020.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS INJ TRANSFORAMINAL LUMB SINGLE UNI | $1,066.20 | $1,777.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,075.50 | $1,195.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,122.94 | $1,403.67 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC INJ TRNSFRM LUM SNGL W IMAG | $1,170.89 | $2,723.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,211.25 | $2,125.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,212.80 | $1,516.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS INJ TRANSFORAMINAL LUMB SINGLE UNI | $1,231.80 | $2,053.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS INJ TRANSFORAMINAL LUMB SINGLE UNI | $1,231.80 | $2,053.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,282.40 | $1,603.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,294.30 | $1,849.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital one side Spencer · Spencer, IA Inj Foramen Epidural L/S RT | $1,306.50 | $1,742.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 64483 INJ ANES AGNT-LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,315.71 | $2,215.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,342.84 | $1,678.54 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,362.36 | $1,702.95 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,412.70 | $1,765.88 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,470.40 | $1,838.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,477.60 | $1,847.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,584.80 | $1,981.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,596.07 | $1,995.08 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,596.07 | $1,995.08 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Inj Foramen Epidural L/S | $1,600.00 | $1,600.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,713.06 | $2,141.32 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,726.22 | $2,157.77 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,726.22 | $2,157.77 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,757.08 | $2,622.50 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital one side Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $1,829.70 | $1,926.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $1,840.80 | $2,301.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital one side Estherville · Estherville, IA | $1,893.44 | $1,952.00 | — source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,915.80 | $3,193.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,915.80 | $3,193.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA INJ TRANSFORAMINAL LUMB SINGLE UNI | $2,014.00 | $2,014.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center one side Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Rt | $2,031.90 | $3,126.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $2,057.00 | $2,057.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $2,079.95 | $2,599.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center one side Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Lt | $2,133.30 | $3,282.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center one side Manchester · Manchester, IA INJECTION OF ANESTHETIC AND/OR STEROID DRUG INTO SACRAL SPINE NERVE ROOT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL | $2,216.80 | $2,771.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $2,295.00 | $2,550.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $2,334.39 | $2,917.99 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB INJ TRANSFORAMEN EPIDURAL LUMB/SACR INCL IMAGING, SINGLE LVL | $2,382.80 | $3,404.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB INJ TRANSFORAMEN EPIDURAL LUMB/SACR INCL IMAGING, SINGLE LVL | $2,382.80 | $3,404.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center one side Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Rt | $2,611.05 | $4,017.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center one side Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Rt | $2,877.55 | $4,427.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital one side Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Lt | $2,877.55 | $4,427.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC INJ(S) FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S SGL LEV | $3,013.04 | $3,766.29 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton one side New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Lt | $4,266.60 | $6,564.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center one side Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Rt | $4,266.60 | $6,564.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center one side Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Lt | $6,564.00 | $6,564.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 7 | $647.00 | $1,477.60 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 6 | $543.40 | $1,965.23 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $1,066.20 | $1,231.80 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $568.20 | $826.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $1,212.80 | $1,646.38 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $1,231.80 | $1,631.85 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $2,382.80 | $2,382.80 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $1,412.70 | $1,412.70 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $1,915.80 | $1,915.80 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $825.75 | $825.75 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $3,013.04 | $3,013.04 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $6,564.00 | $6,564.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $216.80 | $216.80 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $2,295.00 | $2,295.00 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $1,915.80 | $1,915.80 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $743.40 | $743.40 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $1,757.08 | $1,757.08 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $1,294.30 | $1,294.30 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $1,713.06 | $1,713.06 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $882.75 | $882.75 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $1,893.44 | $1,893.44 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $687.00 | $687.00 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $1,362.36 | $1,362.36 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $750.00 | $750.00 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $1,840.80 | $1,840.80 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $1,020.00 | $1,020.00 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $1,075.50 | $1,075.50 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $759.00 | $759.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $986.16 | $986.16 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $2,216.80 | $2,216.80 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $2,014.00 | $2,014.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $1,596.07 | $1,596.07 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $2,611.05 | $2,611.05 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $1,726.22 | $1,726.22 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $4,266.60 | $4,266.60 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $2,057.00 | $2,057.00 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $1,470.40 | $1,470.40 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $835.25 | $835.25 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $452.02 | $452.02 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $1,122.94 | $1,122.94 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $1,306.50 | $1,306.50 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $1,829.70 | $1,829.70 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $1,282.40 | $1,282.40 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $1,211.25 | $1,211.25 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $1,315.71 | $1,315.71 |
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
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Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,243.30
- Alaska$3,079.30
- Arizona$1,098.78
- Arkansas$900.90
- California$2,042.12
- Colorado$1,477.97
- Connecticut$2,455.00
- Delaware$3,859.80
- District of Columbia$1,480.92, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,187.90
- Georgia$1,578.96
- Hawaii$1,204.20
- Idaho$1,753.05
- Illinois$1,418.15
- Indiana$1,631.40
- Kansas$1,022.38
- Kentucky$1,241.68
- Louisiana$535.59
- Maine$965.58
- Maryland$756.09, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,836.70
- Michigan$1,069.25
- Minnesota$1,296.41
- Mississippi$600.32
- Missouri$1,507.05
- Montana$1,051.38
- Nebraska$1,496.25
- Nevada$962.00
- New Hampshire$1,164.50
- New Jersey$2,993.62
- New Mexico$1,566.00
- New York$1,545.00
- North Carolina$1,533.00
- North Dakota$1,266.65
- Ohio$2,071.65
- Oklahoma$958.50
- Oregon$1,656.89
- Pennsylvania$1,917.23
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,372.80
- South Carolina$1,884.00
- South Dakota$1,885.60
- Tennessee$708.80
- Texas$1,477.89
- Utah$1,056.87, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$2,445.00
- Virginia$1,508.50
- Washington$1,718.60
- West Virginia$1,368.00
- Wisconsin$1,069.25
- Wyoming$1,170.78
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.