Lumbar facet injection cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $626.40 to $10,778.00, with a median of $1,440.80. The lowest price is at Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus (Orwigsburg) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 17.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,440.80, is 6% below the US median of $1,538.11.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Pennsylvania ranks 25th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 79 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$626.40Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus + 1 more
Median$1,440.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,778.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$814.40vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus lowest Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $626.40 | $696.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus lowest Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $626.40 | $696.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $629.97 | $759.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $629.97 | $759.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $629.97 | $759.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $629.97 | $759.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $629.97 | $759.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $629.97 | $759.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $629.97 | $759.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $629.97 | $759.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Anes/Roids Lmb/Scr Sgl | $638.00 | $1,595.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Anes/Roids Lmb/Scr Sgl | $638.00 | $1,595.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Anes/Roids Lmb/Scr Sgl | $638.00 | $1,595.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Anes/Roids Lmb/Scr Sgl | $638.00 | $1,595.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $642.60 | $714.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $642.60 | $714.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA CT PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA IR INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA IR INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $843.00 | $1,405.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA TF INJ DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LUMB/SA | $843.60 | $1,406.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA LUMB/SACR W/FLUORO SINGLE | $864.90 | $2,883.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Dx/Thr Paravrt Facet Jnt Img Lumb/Sac 1St Lvl | $870.00 | $3,194.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Inj Dx/Thr Paravrt Facet Jnt Img Lumb/Sac 1St Lvl | $904.00 | $3,194.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital one side Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL | $1,016.50 | $2,033.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA PN lumbar facet joint inj | $1,148.00 | $2,050.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Injection(s), diagnostic or therapeutic agent, par | $1,207.80 | $3,355.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA 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 | $1,224.40 | $3,061.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA FACET JOINT INJ LUMBAR | $1,279.18 | $1,827.40 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA FACET JOINT INJ LUMBAR | $1,279.18 | $1,827.40 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC INJ FCET JT LMB SCR SNG W/IMAG | $1,318.80 | $2,198.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC INJ FCET JT LMB SCR SNG W/IMAG | $1,318.80 | $2,198.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC INJ FCET JT LMB SCR SNG W/IMAG | $1,318.80 | $2,198.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC INJ FCET JT LMB SCR SNG W/IMAG | $1,318.80 | $2,198.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC INJ FCET JT LMB SCR SNG W/IMAG | $1,318.80 | $2,198.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC INJ FCET JT LMB SCR SNG W/IMAG | $1,318.80 | $2,198.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LV | $1,320.00 | $2,200.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 64493 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV Tech | $1,382.51 | $5,787.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,397.40 | $2,329.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital one side Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Inj Para Facet Lum/Sac Sin L | $1,435.00 | $2,050.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Inject Lower or Sacral Spine Facet Joint W Image Guide, Single Level | $1,440.80 | $1,801.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,462.80 | $2,438.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 64493 Facet Joint Lumb/Sac Inj 1st Lvl | $1,505.20 | $5,787.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Inject Lower or Sacral Spine Facet Joint W Image Guide, Single Level | $1,512.80 | $1,891.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,656.60 | $2,761.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 64493 INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV Tech | $1,677.65 | $5,787.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center one side Sharon · Hermitage, PA INJ PARVRT F JNT L/S 1 LEV LT | $1,762.42 | $1,762.42 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 64493 XR Inj Facet LS Spine Paravert 1 Lvl Tech | $1,821.17 | $5,787.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,860.60 | $3,101.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,885.20 | $3,142.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,897.80 | $3,163.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,897.80 | $3,163.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 64493 Facet Joint Lumb/Sac Inj 1st Lvl | $1,917.23 | $5,787.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center one side Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Injection(S) Diagnostic/Therapeutic Agent Facet Lumbar/Sacral Single Level Lt | $2,087.80 | $3,212.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ PARAVRT JT L/S 1 LVL | $2,467.85 | $3,205.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital one side Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Injection(S) Diagnostic/Therapeutic Agent Facet Lumbar/Sacral Single Level Rt | $2,477.80 | $3,812.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,481.60 | $4,136.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ PARAVRT JT L/S 1 LVL | $2,499.90 | $3,205.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ PARAVRT JT L/S 1 LVL | $2,499.90 | $3,205.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ PARAVRT JT L/S 1 LVL | $2,503.42 | $3,383.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ PARAVRT JT L/S 1 LVL | $2,599.53 | $3,561.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC INJ PARAVRT JT L/S 1 LVL | $2,604.91 | $3,383.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,703.60 | $4,506.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ PARAVRT JT L/S 1 LVL | $2,706.36 | $3,561.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC INJ PARAVRT JT L/S 1 LVL | $2,740.23 | $3,383.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev | $2,777.60 | $3,472.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev | $2,992.32 | $3,740.40 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Inj Paravert F Jnt L/S 1 Lev | $2,992.32 | $3,740.40 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $3,817.68 | $15,907.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $4,493.12 | $4,493.12 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC INJ PARAVERT F JT L/S 1 LVL | $4,636.50 | $9,273.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Inject Lower or Sacral Spine Facet Joint W Image Guide, Single Level | $4,737.20 | $5,921.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA INJ FACET JOINT L/S SNGL LVL | $6,466.80 | $10,778.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $6,466.80 | $10,778.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA FACET INJ LUMBAR SACRAL W FL | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield one side Clearfield · DuBois, PA XR FACET INJ LUMBARSACRAL W FL RT | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA FACET INJ LUMBAR SACRAL W FL | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA FACET INJ LUMBAR SACRAL W FL | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA FACET INJ LUMBAR SACRAL W FL | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA FACET INJ LUMBAR SACRAL W FL | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 23 | $843.00 | $1,860.60 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 11 | $638.00 | $642.60 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $629.97 | $629.97 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $1,318.80 | $1,382.51 |
| Hermitage, PA | 3 | $1,762.42 | $1,897.80 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $1,318.80 | $1,512.80 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $2,777.60 | $2,992.32 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $1,318.80 | $1,318.80 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $626.40 | $626.40 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 2 | $3,817.68 | $4,227.09 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $843.60 | $843.60 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $1,148.00 | $1,148.00 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $629.97 | $629.97 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $1,207.80 | $1,207.80 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $1,224.40 | $1,224.40 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $4,737.20 | $4,737.20 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $1,885.20 | $1,885.20 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $1,505.20 | $1,505.20 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $1,318.80 | $1,318.80 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $10,778.00 | $10,778.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $1,279.18 | $1,279.18 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $2,481.60 | $2,481.60 |
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 Carolina$1,294.20
- North Dakota$1,343.86
- Ohio$2,183.95
- Oklahoma$1,129.04
- Oregon$1,925.33
- 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.