Nerve root injection cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 68 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $429.10 to $2,410.60, with a median of $1,296.41. The lowest price is at Mille Lacs Health System (Onamia). The highest price is 5.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,296.41, is 12% below the US median of $1,470.73.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Minnesota ranks 19th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 68 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$429.10Mille Lacs Health System
Median$1,296.41half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,410.60in Minnesota
Lowest saves$867.31vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mille Lacs Health System lowest Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI INJ FORAMEN EPID L/S | $429.10 | $613.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $504.53 | $600.63 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Injection foramen epidural; lumbar or sacral | $574.86 | $2,211.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ TRANSFORAMIN EPIDURAL, LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $663.26 | $1,654.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Injection foramen epidural; lumbar or sacral | $743.70 | $2,010.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Injection foramen epidural; lumbar or sacral | $834.48 | $1,368.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD INJ TRANS EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL ONE LEVEL W GUIDE | $852.60 | $1,218.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 64483 INJ ANES AGNT-LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $887.92 | $1,458.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG RAD INJ TRANS EPIDURAL LUMBAR/SACRAL ONE LEVEL W GUIDE | $894.42 | $894.42 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Transfor Epidural L/S Single Lvl-CT | $894.88 | $1,645.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG XR INJ TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL SINGLE | $986.38 | $1,761.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ TRANSFORAMIN EPIDURAL, LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,006.43 | $2,509.80 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ TRANSFORAMIN EPIDURAL, LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,008.92 | $2,516.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ TRANSFORAMIN EPIDURAL, LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,008.92 | $2,516.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ TRANSFORAMIN EPIDURAL, LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,010.83 | $2,520.77 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC INJ TRANSFORAMIN EPIDURAL, LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,066.67 | $2,509.80 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ TRANSFORAMIN EPIDURAL, LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,069.30 | $2,516.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC INJ TRANSFORAMIN EPIDURAL, LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,161.53 | $2,733.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Nrv Inj Transforam L/S Singl w | $1,173.00 | $2,805.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,212.67 | $1,931.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,239.70 | $1,931.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN EPI INJ LUMBAR/SACRAL W/IMAGE | $1,242.62 | $1,964.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI TRANSFORMNL EPIDURAL LUMB/SACR | $1,249.38 | $1,893.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,252.15 | $2,376.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,252.15 | $2,376.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI MDA INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,270.08 | $1,984.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,274.46 | $1,931.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,274.46 | $1,931.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,274.46 | $1,931.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,282.45 | $1,973.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG IR INJ TRANS EPIDURAL LUMBAR W FLUORO | $1,293.26 | $2,309.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IR INJ TRANS EPIDURAL LUMBAR W FLUORO | $1,293.26 | $2,309.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG IR INJ TRANS EPIDURAL LUMBAR W FLUORO | $1,293.26 | $2,309.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG IR INJ TRANS EPIDURAL LUMBAR W FLUORO | $1,293.26 | $2,309.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,299.56 | $1,931.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN SURG 64483 INJ TRNFRM EPID LUM SNGL 1LVL | $1,300.00 | $2,000.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN TX RM 64483 INJ TRNFRM EPID LUM SNGL 1LVL | $1,309.41 | $1,700.53 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN XR CT FORAMIN INJ LUMB SACR SNGL LVL W GUID | $1,328.20 | $2,290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG XR INJ TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL SINGLE | $1,330.56 | $2,772.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CT TRANSFORAMINAL LUMB OR SACRAL SNGL W CT GU | $1,330.56 | $2,772.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG XR INJ TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR OR SACRAL SINGLE | $1,330.56 | $2,772.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Transfor Epidural L/S Single Lvl-CT | $1,353.84 | $1,645.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN INJECTION(S), ANESTHETIC AGENT AND/OR STEROID, TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL, W IMG GD; LMBR/SAC, SINGLE LEVEL | $1,434.80 | $1,688.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN TRANSFORINJSGLLUMB/SAC | $1,468.32 | $2,622.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN TRANSFORINJSGLLUMB/SAC | $1,468.32 | $2,622.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,499.40 | $1,764.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ TRANSFORAMIN EPIDURAL, LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,513.38 | $3,774.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ TRANSFORAMIN EPIDURAL, LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,513.38 | $3,774.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INJ TRANSFORAMIN EPIDURAL, LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $1,513.38 | $3,774.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN SURG 64483 INJ TRNFRM EPID LUM SNGL 1LVL | $1,514.36 | $2,227.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI SS INJ TRANS EPIDUR LUMB SAC SGL | $1,579.00 | $1,579.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN TRANSFORINJSGLLUMB/SAC | $1,599.42 | $2,622.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,701.92 | $2,303.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,701.92 | $2,303.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,701.92 | $2,303.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,701.92 | $2,303.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,701.92 | $2,303.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,701.92 | $2,303.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN INJ,FORAMEN,L/S,1 LEVEL(T) | $1,701.92 | $2,303.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN INJECTION(S), ANESTHETIC AGENT AND/OR STEROID, TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL, W IMG GD; LMBR/SAC, SINGLE LEVEL | $1,724.74 | $2,029.10 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN LUMBAR OR SACRAL SINGLE LEVEL | $1,773.51 | $2,497.90 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $1,806.68 | $2,914.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN SURG 64483 INJ TRNFRM EPID LUM SNGL 1LVL | $2,155.20 | $2,694.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG CT TRANSFORAMINAL LUMB OR SACRAL SNGL W CT GUIDE | $2,289.56 | $6,734.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $2,291.00 | $2,291.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN SURG 64483 INJ TRNFRM EPID LUM SNGL 1LVL | $2,311.20 | $2,889.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Xr CT Foramin Inj Lumb Sacr Sngl Lvl W Guid | $2,410.58 | $3,338.76 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN TX RM 64483 INJ TRNFRM EPID LUM SNGL 1LVL | $2,410.60 | $2,836.00 | Jun 18, 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 20 | $429.10 | $1,252.15 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 10 | $894.88 | $1,272.27 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $1,161.53 | $1,701.92 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $1,299.56 | $1,794.56 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $1,173.00 | $1,233.13 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $1,701.92 | $1,996.46 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $986.38 | $1,114.50 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $1,701.92 | $1,701.92 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $1,499.40 | $1,499.40 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $1,328.20 | $1,328.20 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $1,468.32 | $1,468.32 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $2,311.20 | $2,311.20 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $1,724.74 | $1,724.74 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $1,239.70 | $1,239.70 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,282.45 | $1,282.45 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $504.53 | $504.53 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $1,701.92 | $1,701.92 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $894.42 | $894.42 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $1,309.41 | $1,309.41 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $1,434.80 | $1,434.80 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $852.60 | $852.60 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $834.48 | $834.48 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $2,410.60 | $2,410.60 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $1,293.26 | $1,293.26 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $1,468.32 | $1,468.32 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $887.92 | $887.92 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $1,701.92 | $1,701.92 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $1,300.00 | $1,300.00 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $1,806.68 | $1,806.68 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $2,155.20 | $2,155.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $1,353.84 | $1,353.84 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $2,410.58 | $2,410.58 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $1,514.36 | $1,514.36 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $1,599.42 | $1,599.42 |
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
- Massachusetts$1,836.70
- Michigan$1,069.25
- 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.