Nerve root injection cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 83 hospitals publish a cash price for lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $207.00 to $10,778.00, with a median of $1,917.23. The lowest price is at Meadville Medical Center (Meadville). The highest price is 52.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,917.23, is 30% above the US median of $1,470.73.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Pennsylvania ranks 40th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 83 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$207.00Meadville Medical Center
Median$1,917.23half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,778.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,710.23vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadville Medical Center one side lowest Meadville · Meadville, PA NJX AA&/STRD TFRM EPI L/S 1 | $207.00 | $345.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA LUMBO/SACRAL TRANSFORAM SINGLE | $768.60 | $2,562.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; transforaminal epidural, with imaging guidance (fluoroscopy or CT), lumbar or sacral, single level | $794.40 | $1,986.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA CT INJ TRANSFRMN EPI L/S 1ST | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA CT INJ TRANSFRMN EPI L/S 1ST | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA CT INJ TRANSFRMN EPI L/S 1ST | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA TF INJ ANES/STEROID EPIDURL LUMB/SAC 1 L | $844.20 | $1,407.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Njx Aa&/Strd Tfrml Epi Lumbar/Sacral 1 Level | $870.00 | $3,194.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Njx Aa&/Strd Tfrml Epi Lumbar/Sacral 1 Level | $904.00 | $3,194.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,044.00 | $1,160.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,044.00 | $1,160.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,048.29 | $1,263.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,048.29 | $1,263.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,048.29 | $1,263.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,048.29 | $1,263.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,048.29 | $1,263.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,048.29 | $1,263.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,048.29 | $1,263.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,048.29 | $1,263.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA L-S SELECTIVE NERVE BLOCK | $1,054.06 | $1,505.80 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA L-S SELECTIVE NERVE BLOCK | $1,054.06 | $1,505.80 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,066.50 | $1,185.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,066.50 | $1,185.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Injection(s), anesthetic agent and/or steroid, tra | $1,207.80 | $3,355.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Transforaminal Epidural | $1,234.40 | $3,086.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Transforaminal Epidural | $1,234.40 | $3,086.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Transforaminal Epidural | $1,234.40 | $3,086.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Transforaminal Epidural | $1,234.40 | $3,086.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA INJ;FORAMEN EPID;L/S;1LV | $1,285.00 | $2,570.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA PN transforam.epi.l-sp 1level | $1,327.76 | $2,371.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA INJECTION OF ANESTHETIC AND/OR STEROID DRUG INTO SACRAL SPINE NERVE ROOT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL | $1,371.00 | $2,742.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 64483 INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S Tech | $1,382.51 | $5,787.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA TRANSFORAM EPID LUMB/SAC SNGL | $1,461.00 | $2,435.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 64483 Trans Epid Lumbar/Sacral Sing | $1,505.20 | $5,787.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S INJ/SGL | $1,604.50 | $3,209.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Inject Anesthetic/Steroid Sacral Spine Nerve W Image Guide, Single Level | $1,632.00 | $2,040.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy one side Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA INJ ANS TRNSFR EP LM SAC SNG L | $1,656.60 | $2,761.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital one side Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Transforam Epi L/S Sing Lev Rt | $1,659.70 | $2,371.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 64483 PM Epi Steroid Inj Transforam Lumb-Sacr Tech | $1,677.65 | $5,787.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center one side Sharon · Hermitage, PA INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S LT | $1,762.42 | $1,762.42 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 64483 INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S Tech | $1,821.17 | $5,787.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 64483 Trans Epid Lumbar/Sacral Sing | $1,917.23 | $5,787.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,935.00 | $3,225.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA TRANSFORAM EPID LUMB/SAC SNGL | $1,952.40 | $3,254.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Lt | $2,087.80 | $3,212.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL | $2,467.85 | $3,205.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL | $2,499.90 | $3,205.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL | $2,499.90 | $3,205.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL | $2,503.42 | $3,383.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL | $2,599.53 | $3,561.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL | $2,604.91 | $3,383.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC INJ EPIDURAL L/S SINGLE | $2,647.20 | $4,412.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC INJ EPIDURAL L/S SINGLE | $2,647.20 | $4,412.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC INJ EPIDURAL L/S SINGLE | $2,647.20 | $4,412.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC INJ EPIDURAL L/S SINGLE | $2,647.20 | $4,412.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC INJ EPIDURAL L/S SINGLE | $2,647.20 | $4,412.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC INJ EPIDURAL L/S SINGLE | $2,647.20 | $4,412.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA TRANSFORAM EPID LUMB/SAC SNGL | $2,674.80 | $4,458.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA TRANSFORAM EPID LUMB/SAC SNGL | $2,674.80 | $4,458.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA INJ ANES LUM/SA TRANSF SNG LEV | $2,674.80 | $4,458.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA TRANSFORAM EPID LUMB/SAC SNGL | $2,703.60 | $4,506.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL | $2,706.36 | $3,561.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANES FORAMEN EPI LUMB 1ST LVL | $2,740.23 | $3,383.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ ANS TRNSFR EP LM SAC SNG | $2,757.60 | $4,596.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Inject Transforaminal Epidural Lumbar | $2,777.60 | $3,472.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $2,844.60 | $4,741.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Inject Anesthetic/Steroid Sacral Spine Nerve W Image Guide, Single Level | $3,187.20 | $3,984.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ESI TRNSFML LUM/SAC 1ST LV UNI | $3,192.60 | $5,321.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA NJX AA&/STRD TFRM EPI L/S 1 | $3,193.44 | $13,306.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Inject Anesthetic/Steroid Sacral Spine Nerve W Image Guide, Single Level | $3,272.00 | $4,090.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Inject Transforaminal Epidural Lumbar | $3,504.98 | $4,381.22 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Inject Transforaminal Epidural Lumbar | $3,504.98 | $4,381.22 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD NJX AA&/STRD TFRM EPI L/S 1 | $4,493.12 | $4,493.12 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital one side Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Rt | $4,559.50 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL I/S | $6,466.80 | $10,778.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA CT GUIDED NERVE BLOCK-LUMBAR | $6,472.80 | $10,788.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Injection(S) Anesthetic Agent(S)/Steroid Lumb/S Transforaminal Epidural W/Img Single Rt | $7,437.01 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA FACET BLOCK LUMBAR SACR SINGLE | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA FACET BLOCK LUMBAR SACR SINGLE | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois one side DuBois · DuBois, PA IR Lumbar/Sacral Transforaminal RT | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk one side Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA IR Lumbar/Sacral Transforaminal LT | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon one side Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA CT Lumbar/Sacral Transforaminal LT | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA FACET BLOCK LUMBAR SACR SINGLE | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 24 | $768.60 | $2,499.90 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 12 | $870.00 | $1,234.40 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $1,048.29 | $1,048.29 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $1,382.51 | $1,917.23 |
| Hermitage, PA | 3 | $1,762.42 | $2,604.91 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $1,677.65 | $2,647.20 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $2,777.60 | $3,504.98 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $1,632.00 | $2,647.20 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $1,044.00 | $1,044.00 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 2 | $1,604.50 | $2,398.97 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $844.20 | $844.20 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $1,327.76 | $1,327.76 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $1,048.29 | $1,048.29 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $1,285.00 | $1,285.00 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $1,207.80 | $1,207.80 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $794.40 | $794.40 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $3,272.00 | $3,272.00 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $207.00 | $207.00 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $2,674.80 | $2,674.80 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $1,505.20 | $1,505.20 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $2,647.20 | $2,647.20 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $1,054.06 | $1,054.06 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $1,461.00 | $1,461.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.