Lumbar facet injection cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $1,449.96 to $3,385.72, with a median of $1,805.54. The lowest price is at Springhill Memorial Hospital (Mobile). The highest price is 2.3× the lowest.
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 Sep 22, 2026.
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springhill Memorial Hospital lowest 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 Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1st Level | $1,800.07 | $4,186.20 | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL XR-SP-INJ FACET;LUMBAR/SACRAL, | $1,811.00 | $1,811.00 | — 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 |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $1,811.00 | $2,598.36 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $1,800.07 | $1,800.07 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $1,449.96 | $1,449.96 |
What it is
This injection puts numbing medicine or a steroid into or near a facet joint of the lower back, using imaging to guide the needle.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection and imaging guidance. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.
Facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance in other states
- Alaska$1,974.70
- Arizona$6,628.00
- Arkansas$798.60
- California$2,059.20
- Colorado$3,175.40
- Connecticut$515.00
- Delaware$3,885.10
- Florida$2,780.51
- Georgia$3,041.22
- Hawaii$1,605.30
- Idaho$2,430.00
- Illinois$1,490.00
- Indiana$1,153.20
- Iowa$428.00
- Kansas$1,029.20
- Kentucky$1,183.19
- Louisiana$466.06
- Maine$893.36
- Maryland$321.50
- Massachusetts$1,878.75
- Michigan$1,176.00
- Minnesota$1,217.46
- Mississippi$434.14
- Missouri$970.45
- Montana$1,112.65
- Nebraska$876.54
- Nevada$997.60
- New Hampshire$1,086.69
- New Jersey$1,187.97
- New Mexico$1,137.20
- New York$1,051.70
- North Carolina$2,226.90
- North Dakota$1,397.25
- Ohio$2,104.20
- Oklahoma$992.80
- Oregon$1,711.58
- Pennsylvania$1,512.80
- Rhode Island$1,372.80
- South Carolina$2,009.35
- South Dakota$1,980.79
- Tennessee$552.30
- Texas$1,690.45
- Utah$1,379.42
- Vermont$732.90
- Virginia$1,508.50
- Washington$2,472.00
- West Virginia$1,017.00
- Wisconsin$894.15
- Wyoming$1,082.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.