Nerve root injection cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $767.00 to $5,128.42, with a median of $1,836.70. The lowest price is at The Mercy Hospital (Springfield). The highest price is 6.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,836.70, is 25% above the US median of $1,470.73.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Massachusetts ranks 37th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 28 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$767.00The Mercy Hospital
Median$1,836.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,128.42in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$1,069.70vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercy Hospital one side lowest Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Rt | $767.00 | $1,180.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Inj foramen epidural l/s | $776.00 | $776.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Njx Anes&/Strd W/Img Tfrml Edrl Lmbr/Sac 1 Lvl | $918.01 | $2,040.01 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Njx Aa&/Strd Tfrml Epi Lumbar/Sacral 1 Level | $924.50 | $1,849.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Njx Aa&/Strd Tfrml Epi Lumbar/Sacral 1 Level | $924.50 | $1,849.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Njx Aa&/Strd Tfrml Epi Lumbar/Sacral 1 Level | $924.50 | $1,849.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Njx Anes&/Strd W/Img Tfrml Edrl Lmbr/Sac 1 Lvl | $960.28 | $2,133.95 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Inj Steroid Lumbar/Sacral | $1,024.00 | $1,024.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Njx Anes&/Strd W/Img Tfrml Edrl Lmbr/Sac 1 Lvl | $1,043.55 | $2,319.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AND OR STRD W IMG TFRML EDRL LMBR SAC SING LEVEL | $1,167.00 | $1,167.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Njx Aa&/Strd Tfrml Epi Lumbar/Sacral 1 Level | $1,305.50 | $1,865.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Njx Aa&/Strd Tfrml Epi Lumbar/Sacral 1 Level | $1,538.60 | $2,198.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH NERVE BLOCK LUMB SACRAL SGL | $1,750.50 | $2,334.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH INJ; AA/STRD TFRM EPI L/S | $1,786.40 | $2,552.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AND OR STRD W IMG TFRML EDRL LMBR SAC SING LEVEL | $1,887.00 | $1,887.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AND OR STRD W IMG TFRML EDRL LMBR SAC SING LEVEL | $2,064.00 | $2,064.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC INJ PARAVERT LS SNGL LEVEL | $2,129.18 | $2,129.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AND OR STRD W IMG TFRML EDRL LMBR SAC SING LEVEL | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC INJ PARAVERT LS SNGL LEVEL | $2,299.99 | $2,299.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AND OR STRD W IMG TFRML EDRL LMBR SAC SING LEVEL | $2,603.00 | $2,603.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AND OR STRD W IMG TFRML EDRL LMBR SAC SING LEVEL | $2,603.00 | $2,603.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Inj Anes/Strd Lbr/Sac 1 Level | $2,615.00 | $2,615.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AND OR STRD W IMG TFRML EDRL LMBR SAC SING LEVEL | $2,786.00 | $2,786.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AND OR STRD W IMG TFRML EDRL LMBR SAC SING LEVEL | $2,823.00 | $2,823.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Njx Aa&/Strd Tfrml Epi Lumbar/Sacral 1 Level | $2,916.00 | $2,916.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Inj Anes/Strd Lbr/Sac 1 Level | $2,923.00 | $2,923.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC INJ ANES AND OR STRD W IMG TFRML EDRL LMBR SAC SING LEVEL | $3,047.00 | $3,047.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH NJX AA&/STRD TFRM EPI L/S 1 | $5,128.42 | $5,128.42 | Mar 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 19 | $918.01 | $1,786.40 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $924.50 | $1,526.84 |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $2,615.00 | $2,916.00 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $767.00 | $771.50 |
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
- Iowa$1,474.00
- Kansas$1,022.38
- Kentucky$1,241.68
- Louisiana$535.59
- Maine$965.58
- Maryland$756.09, 2 hospitals
- 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.