Surgery and procedures CPT 64493 District of Columbia Outpatient

Lumbar facet injection cost in District of Columbia

In District of Columbia, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $1,151.57 to $2,745.64, with a median of $1,948.61. The lowest price is at National Rehabilitation Hospital (Washington). The highest price is 2.4× 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 27, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$1,151.57National Rehabilitation Hospital
Median$1,948.61half pay less
Highest$2,745.64in District of Columbia
Lowest saves$797.04vs the median

Hospitals in District of Columbia, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
National Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV INJ PARAVERT F JNT L S 1 LEV $1,151.57 $1,771.64 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV INJ PARAVERT F JNT L S 1 LEV $2,745.64 $4,224.06 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2 $1,151.57 $1,948.60

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.