Lumbar facet injection cost in New York
In New York, 54 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $152.65 to $7,374.40, with a median of $1,051.70. The lowest price is at Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital (Dansville). The highest price is 48.3× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$152.65Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital
Median$1,051.70half pay less
Highest$7,374.40in New York
Lowest saves$899.05vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital lowest Dansville · Rochester, NY PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $152.65 | $256.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $166.96 | $280.00 | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $183.96 | $308.50 | — source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Inj Paravertebral Facet Joint W Img Guid Lumbar or Sacral Sgl Level | $197.00 | $197.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Inj Paravertebral Facet Joint W Img Guid Lumbar or Sacral Sgl Level | $197.00 | $197.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $215.86 | $362.00 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV., | $260.00 | $260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $414.00 | $414.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $435.00 | $870.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $465.60 | $776.00 | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY INJ PARAVERTEBR JNT L/S 1 LEVL | $477.00 | $3,476.23 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1 | $489.72 | $2,448.60 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1 | $497.70 | $2,488.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $529.45 | $756.36 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1st Level | $565.42 | $1,926.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1st Level | $565.42 | $1,926.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1st Level | $565.42 | $1,926.00 | — source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1 | $665.44 | $3,327.21 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1 | $665.44 | $3,327.21 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1 | $665.44 | $3,327.21 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $759.00 | $759.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $903.63 | $231.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $903.63 | $236.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $903.63 | $230.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Njx Dx/Ther Agt Pvrt Facet Jt Lmbr/Sac 1 Level | $920.00 | $920.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Njx Dx/Ther Agt Pvrt Facet Jt Lmbr/Sac 1 Level | $920.00 | $920.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Inj paravert f jnt l/s 1 lev | $1,049.86 | — | — source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, DIAGNOSTIC/THERAPEUTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRL FACET J | $1,053.53 | $2,855.08 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, DIAGNOSTIC/THERAPEUTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRL FACET J | $1,053.53 | $2,855.08 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJECTION, DIAGNOSTIC/THERAPEUTIC AGENT, PARAVERTEBRL FACET J | $1,053.53 | $2,855.08 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev | $1,339.07 | $1,339.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC INJECTION_S__ DX_THERA AGENT_ PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT_ LUMBAR_SACRAL_ SINGLE LEVEL | $1,904.30 | $2,929.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC INJECTION_S__ DX_THERA AGENT_ PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT_ LUMBAR_SACRAL_ SINGLE LEVEL | $2,006.79 | $3,087.37 | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC INJECTION_S__ DX_THERA AGENT_ PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT_ LUMBAR_SACRAL_ SINGLE LEVEL | $2,006.79 | $3,087.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC INJECTION_S__ DX_THERA AGENT_ PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT_ LUMBAR_SACRAL_ SINGLE LEVEL | $2,035.46 | $3,131.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC INJ PARAVRT JT L/S 1 LVL | $2,083.38 | $2,671.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev | $2,160.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev | $2,160.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev | $2,160.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev | $2,160.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev | $2,160.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC INJECTION_S__ DX_THERA AGENT_ PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT_ LUMBAR_SACRAL_ SINGLE LEVEL | $2,188.39 | $3,366.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC INJECTION_S__ DX_THERA AGENT_ PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT_ LUMBAR_SACRAL_ SINGLE LEVEL | $2,188.39 | $3,366.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,341.75 | $2,755.00 | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC INJECTION_S__ DX_THERA AGENT_ PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT_ LUMBAR_SACRAL_ SINGLE LEVEL | $2,349.42 | $2,936.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev | $2,992.32 | $3,740.40 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev | $2,992.32 | $3,740.40 | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $3,820.92 | $3,820.92 | — source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJ PARAVERTEBRAL L/S | $5,292.02 | $27,852.73 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJ PARAVERTEBRAL L/S | $5,292.02 | $27,852.73 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJ PARAVERTEBRAL L/S | $5,292.02 | $27,852.73 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC INJ PARAVERTEBRAL L/S | $5,292.02 | $27,852.73 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL | $6,404.00 | $6,404.00 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $7,374.40 | $7,374.40 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 22 | $260.00 | $2,160.00 |
| Rochester, NY | 7 | $152.65 | $1,049.86 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $477.00 | $565.42 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $183.96 | $665.44 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $2,006.79 | $2,006.79 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $197.00 | $197.00 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $665.44 | $665.44 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $465.60 | $1,274.49 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $1,904.30 | $1,904.30 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $2,992.32 | $2,992.32 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $497.70 | $497.70 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $759.00 | $759.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $489.72 | $489.72 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $414.00 | $414.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $166.96 | $166.96 |
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
- 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
- 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
- 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.