Lumbar facet injection cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $165.71 to $4,487.34, with a median of $1,074.14. The lowest price is at Russellville Hospital (Russellville). The highest price is 27.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,074.14, is 30% below the US median of $1,538.11.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Alabama ranks 8th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 29 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 64493. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$165.71Russellville Hospital
Median$1,074.14half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,487.34in Alabama
Lowest saves$908.43vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Hospital lowest Russellville · Russellville, AL INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $165.71 | $637.36 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL FACET INJ LUM/SACR SINGL LEV UNI* | $629.52 | $1,049.20 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL INJ ANES FACET W/IMAG L/S SNGL | $702.82 | $1,456.02 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $706.00 | $1,765.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Inj Dx/Thr Paravrt Facet Jnt Img Lumb/Sac 1St Lvl | $789.00 | $1,224.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center one side Dothan · Dothan, AL INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL | $820.00 | $2,050.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEVEL | $876.50 | $1,753.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL LUM. FACET #1 | $876.50 | $1,753.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL FACET BLOCK-LUMBAR | $899.00 | $899.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL FACET BLOCK-LUMBAR | $899.00 | $899.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL FACET BLOCK-LUMBAR | $899.00 | $899.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL INJ. PARAVERT F JNT. L/S LEVEL 1 | $975.00 | $1,500.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL 64493 - INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,016.00 | $1,563.68 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL PARAVERTEBRAL INJ LUMBAR LEVEL 1 | $1,065.23 | $2,130.45 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINTIMG GUIDELUMBAR/SAC 1ST LEVEL | $1,074.14 | $2,498.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINTIMG GUIDELUMBAR/SAC 1ST LEVEL | $1,074.14 | $2,498.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL EPS-DAIG SUPREME 5FR QUAD CRD- | $1,100.50 | $1,100.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL NM-BILI PATENCY HIDA WITH CCK | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,281.97 | $8,546.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,400.70 | $2,001.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL SP FACET BLOCK 1ST LEVEL | $1,449.96 | $1,705.83 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1st Level | $1,800.07 | $4,186.20 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL XR-SP-INJ FACET;LUMBAR/SACRAL, | $1,811.00 | $1,811.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,811.00 | $1,811.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,811.00 | $1,811.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,811.00 | $1,811.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,385.39 | $13,252.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $3,385.72 | $18,809.58 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $4,487.34 | $29,915.59 | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $899.00 | $899.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 3 | $1,811.00 | $1,811.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $1,811.00 | $1,811.00 |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $1,800.07 | $3,143.70 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $820.00 | $1,050.98 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $165.71 | $633.10 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $1,016.00 | $1,016.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $2,385.39 | $2,385.39 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $975.00 | $975.00 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $876.50 | $876.50 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $789.00 | $789.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $1,074.14 | $1,074.14 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $1,065.23 | $1,065.23 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $1,449.96 | $1,449.96 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $629.52 | $629.52 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $1,400.70 | $1,400.70 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $702.82 | $702.82 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $876.50 | $876.50 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $706.00 | $706.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $1,074.14 | $1,074.14 |
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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Facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance in other states
- Alaska$2,264.54
- Arizona$1,226.64
- Arkansas$913.06
- California$2,059.20
- Colorado$1,188.86
- Connecticut$2,618.94
- Delaware$3,859.80
- District of Columbia$2,054.04, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,237.58
- Georgia$2,155.95
- Hawaii$1,545.00
- Idaho$1,457.26
- Illinois$1,550.00
- Indiana$1,156.05
- Iowa$1,360.43
- Kansas$1,012.00
- Kentucky$1,231.22
- Louisiana$720.00
- Maine$1,078.44
- Maryland$792.73, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,466.10
- Michigan$1,187.45
- Minnesota$1,422.85
- Mississippi$683.10
- Missouri$1,084.30
- Montana$1,119.03
- Nebraska$1,643.01
- Nevada$812.00
- New Hampshire$1,352.52
- New Jersey$2,840.72
- New Mexico$1,137.20
- New York$2,006.79
- North Carolina$1,294.20
- North Dakota$1,343.86
- Ohio$2,183.95
- Oklahoma$1,129.04
- Oregon$1,925.33
- Pennsylvania$1,440.80
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,700.00
- South Carolina$2,292.60
- South Dakota$1,980.79
- Tennessee$699.82
- Texas$1,734.63
- Utah$1,307.03, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,318.00
- Virginia$1,405.25
- Washington$2,299.70
- West Virginia$1,017.50
- Wisconsin$1,530.62
- Wyoming$1,753.92
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.