Lumbar facet injection cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $621.50 to $2,031.20, with a median of $1,343.86. The lowest price is at CHI St Alexius Health (Bismarck). The highest price is 3.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,343.86, is 13% below the US median of $1,538.11.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- North Dakota ranks 20th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$621.50CHI St Alexius Health
Median$1,343.86half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,031.20in North Dakota
Lowest saves$722.36vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St Alexius Health lowest Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC FACET LUMBOSACRAL SINGLE | $621.50 | $1,243.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND INJ SNGL FACET LUMBAR | $907.42 | $1,538.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $915.20 | $1,144.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $915.20 | $1,144.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center one side Williston · Williston, ND LUMBAR FACET INJECTION LT | $937.75 | $1,705.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman · Bowman, ND INJECT PARAVERTEBRAL FACET W/GUIDE 64493 | $1,201.50 | $1,335.00 | Oct 16, 2025 source file |
| Lisbon Area Health Services Lisbon · Lisbon, ND LUMB/SAC FACET INJ L1 PM | $1,274.35 | $2,317.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND LUMB/SAC FACET INJ L1 PM | $1,343.86 | $2,317.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND LUMB/SAC FACET INJ L1 PM | $1,367.03 | $2,317.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S1 LEV(T) | $1,397.25 | $1,863.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND SURG 64493 INJ DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $1,555.45 | $2,393.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,556.72 | $2,552.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,556.72 | $2,552.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck · Bismarck, ND SURG 64493 INJ DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $1,897.60 | $2,372.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN SURG 64493 INJ DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,031.20 | $2,539.00 | Mar 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck, ND | 2 | $621.50 | $1,259.55 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $1,397.25 | $1,714.22 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $915.20 | $915.20 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $1,201.50 | $1,201.50 |
| Carrington, ND | 1 | $1,367.03 | $1,367.03 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $1,556.72 | $1,556.72 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $907.42 | $907.42 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $1,556.72 | $1,556.72 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $1,274.35 | $1,274.35 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $1,343.86 | $1,343.86 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $1,555.45 | $1,555.45 |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $937.75 | $937.75 |
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
- 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 Carolina$1,294.20
- 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.