Lumbar facet injection cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $271.89 to $3,996.00, with a median of $1,294.20. The lowest price is at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital (Washington) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 14.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,294.20, is 16% below the US median of $1,538.11.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- North Carolina ranks 19th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 45 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$271.89ECU Health Beaufort Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,294.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,996.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$1,022.31vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital one side lowest Washington · Washington, NC Inj Fact Jnt/Nv Lumb/Sacr 1st Lev-Rt | $271.89 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center one side lowest Greenville · Greenville, NC Inj Fact Jnt/Nv Lumb/Sacr 1st Lev-Lt | $271.89 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital one side Windsor · Windsor, NC Inj Fact Jnt/Nv Lumb/Sacr 1st Lev-Lt | $378.00 | $675.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Inj Paravrt Jt L/S 1 Lvl | $477.63 | $1,769.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Inj Paravrt Jt L/S 1 Lvl | $477.63 | $1,769.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Inj Paravrt Jt L/S 1 Lvl | $477.63 | $1,769.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital one side Edenton · Edenton, NC Inj Fact Jnt/Nv Lumb/Sacr 1st Lev-Lt | $491.68 | $878.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital one side Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Inj Fact Jnt/Nv Lumb/Sacr 1st Lev-Lt | $607.60 | $1,085.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC XR Inj Facet Joint Bil | $797.38 | $2,953.26 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC FACET INJ LUM/SACR SGL W GUIDE | $806.40 | $4,032.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $844.50 | $1,689.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $878.00 | $1,756.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Lum/Sacral Inj Paravert Facet Sngl Level | $1,042.34 | $2,743.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Lum/Sacral Inj Paravert Facet Sngl Level | $1,042.34 | $2,743.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health one side Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Inj Fact Jnt/Nv Lumb/Sacr 1st Lev-Lt | $1,132.88 | $2,023.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $1,202.00 | $2,404.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital one side Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC Inj Fact Jnt/Nv Lumb/Sacr 1st Lev-Lt | $1,239.28 | $2,213.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $1,268.50 | $2,537.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,294.20 | $2,157.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,294.20 | $2,157.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,294.20 | $2,157.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,294.20 | $2,157.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,294.20 | $2,157.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $1,296.50 | $2,593.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Chgr Proc-Inj Facet L/S W/O Sed | $1,326.00 | $2,652.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $1,348.50 | $2,697.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC 64493 INJ PARAVER LUM/SAC 1ST LEVEL | $1,558.02 | $2,225.73 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINT,IMG GUIDE,LUMBAR/SAC, 1ST LEVEL | $2,266.64 | $2,266.64 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC INJECT FACET JOINT W/GUIDE LUMBAR/SAC 1ST LVL | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Injection(s), diagnostic or therapeutic agent, paravertebral facet (zygapophyseal) joint (or nerves innervating that joint) with image guidance (fluoroscopy or CT), lumbar or sacral; single level | $2,339.54 | $5,848.85 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG INJ FACET JT L/S 1LEV UNI+GUID | $2,445.00 | $2,445.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG INJ FACET JT L/S 1LEV UNI+GUID | $2,445.00 | $2,445.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG INJ FACET JT L/S 1LEV UNI+GUID | $2,445.00 | $2,445.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,954.40 | $7,386.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Facet Inj Lb/Sac Sngl W/Img | $3,620.40 | $5,172.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINT,IMG GUIDE,LUMBAR/SAC, 1ST LEVEL | $3,996.00 | $3,996.00 | Apr 1, 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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 12 | $797.38 | $2,319.50 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $1,294.20 | $1,294.20 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $477.63 | $1,042.34 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $878.00 | $1,202.00 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $1,132.88 | $1,132.88 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $806.40 | $806.40 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $2,319.50 | $2,319.50 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $1,294.20 | $1,294.20 |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $3,996.00 | $3,996.00 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $2,266.64 | $2,266.64 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $477.63 | $477.63 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $477.63 | $477.63 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $491.68 | $491.68 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $1,294.20 | $1,294.20 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $1,326.00 | $1,326.00 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $271.89 | $271.89 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $2,954.40 | $2,954.40 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $1,239.28 | $1,239.28 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $844.50 | $844.50 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $3,620.40 | $3,620.40 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $1,348.50 | $1,348.50 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $1,296.50 | $1,296.50 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $607.60 | $607.60 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $2,339.54 | $2,339.54 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $2,319.50 | $2,319.50 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $1,558.02 | $1,558.02 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $271.89 | $271.89 |
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
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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
- Colorado$1,188.86
- 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 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.