Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 35 hospitals publish a cash price for Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance: from $179.40 to $1,276.22, with a median of $442.89. The lowest price is at Bristol Regional Medical Center (Bristol) and 7 other hospitals. The highest price is 7.1× 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.
Lowest$179.40Bristol Regional Medical Center + 7 more
Median$442.89half pay less
Highest$1,276.22in Tennessee
Lowest saves$263.49vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Regional Medical Center one side lowest Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ ANES &/ STEROID TRFML EPIDURAL LMBR/SAC UNILAT 1 LEVEL | $179.40 | $1,196.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital one side lowest Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC INJ ANES &/ STEROID TRFML EPIDURAL LMBR/SAC UNILAT 1 LEVEL | $179.40 | $1,196.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital one side lowest Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC INJ ANES &/ STEROID TRFML EPIDURAL LMBR/SAC UNILAT 1 LEVEL | $179.40 | $1,196.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital one side lowest Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ ANES &/ STEROID TRFML EPIDURAL LMBR/SAC UNILAT 1 LEVEL | $179.40 | $1,196.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center one side lowest Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ ANES &/ STEROID TRFML EPIDURAL LMBR/SAC UNILAT 1 LEVEL | $179.40 | $1,196.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital one side lowest Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC INJ ANES &/ STEROID TRFML EPIDURAL LMBR/SAC UNILAT 1 LEVEL | $179.40 | $1,196.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center one side lowest Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC INJ ANES &/ STEROID TRFML EPIDURAL LMBR/SAC UNILAT 1 LEVEL | $179.40 | $1,196.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital one side lowest Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC INJ ANES &/ STEROID TRFML EPIDURAL LMBR/SAC UNILAT 1 LEVEL | $179.40 | $1,196.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR NJX AA&/STRD TFRML EPI LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL | $243.94 | $462.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN INJECT ANES/STEROID FORAMEN LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUIDE ,1 LEVEL | $292.03 | $1,007.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN INJECT ANES/STEROID FORAMEN LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUIDE ,1 LEVEL | $292.03 | $1,007.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INJECT ANES/STEROID FORAMEN LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUIDE ,1 LEVEL | $292.03 | $1,007.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN XR INJ L/SP STEROID BLK W IMAG GU | $392.95 | $1,355.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC INJECTION NERVE BLOCK/STEROID LUMBAR/SACRAL SINGLE LEVEL | $405.60 | $2,028.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN XR INJ L/SP STEROID BLK W IMAG GU | $406.50 | $1,355.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville · Crossville, TN SP INJ L/SP STEROID BLK W IMAG GU | $433.60 | $1,355.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INJECTION NERVE BLOCK/STEROID LUMBAR/SACRAL SINGLE LEVEL | $442.89 | $2,109.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INJECTION NERVE BLOCK/STEROID LUMBAR/SACRAL SINGLE LEVEL | $442.89 | $2,109.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC INJECTION NERVE BLOCK/STEROID LUMBAR/SACRAL SINGLE LEVEL | $442.89 | $2,109.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN XR INJ L/SP STEROID BLK W IMAG GU | $447.15 | $1,355.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN SP INJ L/SP STEROID BLK W IMAG GU | $447.15 | $1,355.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN XR INJ L/SP STEROID BLK W IMAG GU | $447.15 | $1,355.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN XR INJ L/SP STEROID BLK W IMAG GU | $447.15 | $1,355.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC INJECTION NERVE BLOCK/STEROID LUMBAR/SACRAL SINGLE LEVEL | $485.07 | $2,109.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED INJECTION NERVE BLOCK/STEROID LUMBAR/SACRAL SINGLE LEVEL | $506.16 | $2,109.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN INJECT ANES/STEROID FORAMEN LUMBAR/SACRAL W IMG GUIDE ,1 LEVEL | $543.78 | $1,007.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inject Anes/Steroid Foramen Lumbar/Sacral W Img Guide ,1 Level | $637.78 | $2,899.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY INJ FORAMEN EPIDURAL L/S | $808.80 | $4,169.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inject Anes/Steroid Foramen Lumbar/Sacral W Img Guide ,1 Level | $1,240.36 | $5,638.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inject Anes/Steroid Foramen Lumbar/Sacral W Img Guide ,1 Level | $1,240.36 | $5,638.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inject Anes/Steroid Foramen Lumbar/Sacral W Img Guide ,1 Level | $1,240.36 | $5,638.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inject Anes/Steroid Foramen Lumbar/Sacral W Img Guide ,1 Level | $1,240.36 | $5,638.00 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN IR INJ TRNSFRMNL L/S W IMAG | $1,258.05 | $4,193.50 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN SP INJ TRNSFRMNL L/S W IMAG | $1,258.05 | $4,193.50 | — source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Inj Epid L/Sac Init | $1,276.22 | $4,416.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $442.89 | $637.78 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $406.50 | $447.15 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $179.40 | $179.40 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $292.03 | $900.92 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $179.40 | $179.40 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $243.94 | $243.94 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $808.80 | $808.80 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $433.60 | $433.60 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $179.40 | $179.40 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $485.07 | $485.07 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $1,276.22 | $1,276.22 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $392.95 | $392.95 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $292.03 | $292.03 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $292.03 | $292.03 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $405.60 | $405.60 |
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 Carolina$1,636.25
- South Dakota$1,934.40
- 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.