Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $625.00 to $4,064.90, with a median of $1,636.25. The lowest price is at MUSC Health Black River Medical Center (Cades). The highest price is 6.5× the lowest.
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 23, 2026.
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center lowest Cades · Cades, SC HB INJECT TRANSFOR EPI LUMBAR OR SAC | $625.00 | $1,250.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB INJECT TRANSFOR EPI LUMBAR OR SAC | $864.00 | $1,728.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB INJECT TRANSFOR EPI LUMBAR OR SAC | $864.00 | $1,728.00 | — source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC IR INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $1,409.40 | $2,349.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB INJECT TRANSFOR EPI LUMBAR OR SAC | $1,466.50 | $2,933.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB INJECT TRANSFOR EPI LUMBAR OR SAC | $1,466.50 | $2,933.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB INJECT TRANSFOR EPI LUMBAR OR SAC | $1,806.00 | $3,612.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Trans, Esb, L/S, Single | $1,831.05 | $2,817.00 | — source file |
| Roper Hospital INC Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Trans, Esb, L/S, Single | $1,831.05 | $2,817.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Hospital INC Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Inj a/S Transforam Lumbar | $1,884.00 | $3,140.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB INJECT TRANSFOR EPI LUMBAR OR SAC | $2,202.00 | $4,404.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC NJX AA&/STRD TFRM EPI L/S 1 | $4,064.90 | $4,064.90 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 3 | $864.00 | $1,831.05 |
| Columbia, SC | 2 | $1,466.50 | $1,466.50 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 2 | $1,884.00 | $2,974.45 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $625.00 | $625.00 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 1 | $2,202.00 | $2,202.00 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $1,806.00 | $1,806.00 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $1,409.40 | $1,409.40 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $864.00 | $864.00 |
What it is
A transforaminal epidural injection places steroid and numbing medicine near a specific nerve root in the lower back, using X-ray or CT guidance. It is used for pain that travels down the leg (sciatica). This code covers one spinal level.
What the price covers
The price covers the injection at one level with imaging guidance. Each additional level is billed with an add-on code (64484), and the doctor's fee and medicine may be separate.
Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$2,249.00
- Alaska$2,262.00
- Arizona$4,768.00
- Arkansas$753.60
- California$1,939.60
- Colorado$2,914.65
- Connecticut$2,455.00
- Delaware$4,334.90
- Florida$2,203.20
- Georgia$4,175.73
- Hawaii$1,256.70
- Idaho$2,430.00
- Illinois$1,231.80
- Indiana$1,649.01
- Iowa$582.40
- Kansas$1,703.33
- Kentucky$1,385.50
- Louisiana$520.38
- Maine$784.77
- Maryland$429.00
- Massachusetts$1,422.05
- Michigan$1,061.00
- Minnesota$1,283.86
- Mississippi$496.51
- Missouri$1,494.36
- Montana$1,099.56
- Nebraska$1,094.71
- Nevada$962.00
- New Hampshire$766.27
- New Jersey$1,187.97
- New Mexico$1,566.00
- New York$1,205.81
- North Carolina$1,804.50
- North Dakota$1,448.25
- Ohio$1,668.00
- Oklahoma$837.95
- Oregon$2,323.50
- Pennsylvania$2,647.20
- Puerto Rico$650.00
- Rhode Island$1,372.80
- South Dakota$1,934.40
- Tennessee$442.89
- Texas$2,251.00
- Vermont$711.87
- Virginia$1,508.50
- Washington$1,757.00
- West Virginia$1,397.90
- Wisconsin$740.55
- Wyoming$903.61
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.