Lumbar facet injection cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $628.85 to $8,550.00, with a median of $1,188.86. The lowest price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver). The highest price is 13.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,188.86, is 23% below the US median of $1,538.11.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Colorado ranks 16th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 27 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$628.85Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$1,188.86half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,550.00in Colorado
Lowest saves$560.01vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HC INJ PRVRT FCT JT WIMG L/S SL | $628.85 | $1,796.70 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Paravertevral Facet Joint With Imaging Guidance Lumbar Or Sacral Single Level (F) | $651.00 | $868.00 | — source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center one side Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO INJ/S JT FCT L/S IMG 1 LVL LT | $672.95 | $1,708.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL | $740.50 | $1,481.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center one side Greeley · Greeley, CO INJ/S JT FCT L/S IMG 1 LVL LT | $763.48 | $1,708.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $850.85 | $1,001.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO Facet Joint Injection tech | $926.25 | $1,235.00 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO INJ PARAVERT F JNT L S 1 LVL | $929.13 | $2,322.82 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=INJECT DX/TX PARAVERTEBRAL FACET SGL LEVEL | $1,006.20 | $1,548.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO FLUORO GUIDED FACET JOINT INJ | $1,018.98 | $1,698.30 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital one side Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL | $1,187.20 | $2,120.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC INJ FACET JNT LUMB/SACR SINGLE LVL | $1,188.86 | $1,486.07 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC INJ FACET JNT LUMB/SACR SINGLE LVL | $1,188.86 | $1,486.07 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC INJ FACET JNT LUMB/SACR SINGLE LVL | $1,188.86 | $1,486.07 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center one side Sterling · Sterling, CO INJ/S JT FCT L/S IMG 1 LVL RT | $1,334.23 | $3,132.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,965.60 | $2,457.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital one side Brush · Fort Morgan, CO INJ/S JT FCT L/S IMG 1 LVL LT | $2,220.59 | $3,132.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital one side Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV UNILAT | $2,307.90 | $3,297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1st Level | $3,105.00 | $3,105.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINT,IMG GUIDE,LUMBAR/SAC, 1ST LEVEL | $3,175.40 | $3,175.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINT,IMG GUIDE,LUMBAR/SAC, 1ST LEVEL | $3,175.40 | $3,175.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINT,IMG GUIDE,LUMBAR/SAC, 1ST LEVEL | $3,175.40 | $3,175.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINT,IMG GUIDE,LUMBAR/SAC, 1ST LEVEL | $3,175.40 | $3,175.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINT,IMG GUIDE,LUMBAR/SAC, 1ST LEVEL | $3,175.40 | $3,175.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital one side Durango · Durango, CO INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL | $5,257.00 | $5,257.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINT,IMG GUIDE,LUMBAR/SAC, 1ST LEVEL | $5,528.00 | $11,056.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health one side Hugo · Hugo, CO Inj paravert f jnt l/s 1 lev | $8,550.00 | $8,550.00 | Jun 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 6 | $628.85 | $3,175.40 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $3,175.40 | $4,351.70 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $929.13 | $974.06 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $1,187.20 | $1,747.55 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $740.50 | $1,922.75 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $5,257.00 | $5,257.00 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $1,188.86 | $1,188.86 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $672.95 | $672.95 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $2,220.59 | $2,220.59 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $1,188.86 | $1,188.86 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $850.85 | $850.85 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $763.48 | $763.48 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $651.00 | $651.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $8,550.00 | $8,550.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $1,188.86 | $1,188.86 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $1,334.23 | $1,334.23 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $926.25 | $926.25 |
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
What lumbar facet injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar facet injection explained.
Facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,074.14
- Alaska$2,264.54
- Arizona$1,226.64
- Arkansas$913.06
- California$2,059.20
- 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.