Lumbar facet injection cost in Maine
In Maine, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $207.60 to $2,392.60, with a median of $893.36. The lowest price is at MaineHealth (Farmington). The highest price is 11.5× 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 Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MaineHealth lowest Farmington · Farmington, ME PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $207.60 | $207.60 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Sebasticook Valley Health Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME INJ FACET JT LUM/SAC 1ST LEV | $533.80 | $1,570.00 | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME INJ FCT JNT L/S 1ST LVL-FAC | $681.66 | $3,246.00 | — source file |
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME HC INJ DX/THER PARAVERTB JNT W/IMG L/S SNGL LVL | $861.50 | $3,446.00 | — source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC INJ DX/THR PARAVRT FACET JNT IMG LUMB/SAC 1ST LVL | $872.00 | $3,721.88 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME INJECT PARAVERTEBRAL L/S | $885.78 | $4,218.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $893.36 | $3,436.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC FACET LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $971.75 | $971.75 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC N BLOCK PARAVERT LUMBAR 1ST | $1,078.44 | $2,838.00 | — source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME IR CT FACET JOINT INJ LUMBAR 64493 | $1,368.00 | $2,280.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Rockport · Rockport, ME HC FACET LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $2,257.30 | $2,257.30 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC FACET LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $2,257.30 | $2,257.30 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC FACET LUMB/SACR SINGLE | $2,392.60 | $2,392.60 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 5 | $893.36 | $1,368.00 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $872.00 | $975.22 |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $681.66 | $681.66 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $861.50 | $861.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $207.60 | $207.60 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $533.80 | $533.80 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $885.78 | $885.78 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $2,257.30 | $2,257.30 |
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
- 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
- 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.