Lumbar facet injection cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $1,436.15 to $5,400.00, with a median of $1,974.70. The lowest price is at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (Fairbanks). The highest price is 3.8× 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 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital lowest Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,436.15 | $1,511.74 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC PR 64493 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $1,896.96 | $2,432.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,974.70 | $3,038.00 | — source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $5,162.82 | $6,619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $5,400.00 | $5,400.00 | Aug 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 2 | $5,162.82 | $5,281.41 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $1,436.15 | $1,436.15 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $1,896.96 | $1,896.96 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $1,974.70 | $1,974.70 |
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
- Alabama$1,805.54
- 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.