Lumbar facet injection cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 72 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $232.83 to $5,979.52, with a median of $1,530.62. The lowest price is at Saint Croix Regional Medical Center (Saint Croix Falls). The highest price is 25.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,530.62, is about the same as the US median of $1,550.00.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Wisconsin ranks 27th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 72 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$232.83Saint Croix Regional Medical Center
Median$1,530.62half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,979.52in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$1,297.79vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Croix Regional Medical Center lowest Saint Croix Falls · Saint Croix Falls, WI HCHG RAD INJ FACET JOINT LUMBAR/SACRAL ONE LEVEL W GUIDE | $232.83 | $423.33 | Apr 10, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC PBB INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $314.82 | $594.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI injection; lumbar/sacral, single level | $496.21 | $1,100.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 64493 INJECTION PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT W/GUIDANCE LUMB/S | $501.80 | $954.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $526.77 | $963.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $677.72 | $903.63 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI injection; lumbar/sacral, single level | $703.26 | $1,337.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 64493 INJECTION PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT W/GUIDANCE LUMB/S | $769.97 | $1,663.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $855.68 | $2,674.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI INJEC DX/THERAPEU AGENT W/US | $867.00 | $867.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG XR INJ FACET LUMBAR OR SACRAL SINGLE LEV | $867.33 | $1,548.80 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL (64493) | $894.15 | $1,596.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL (64493) | $894.15 | $1,596.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL (64493) | $894.15 | $1,596.70 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL (64493) | $894.15 | $1,596.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL (64493) | $894.15 | $1,596.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL (64493) | $894.15 | $1,596.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL (64493) | $894.15 | $1,596.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL (64493) | $894.15 | $1,596.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL (64493) | $894.15 | $1,596.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRAL 1 LEVEL (64493) | $894.15 | $1,596.70 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI Inj L-Spine Facet Jt Single Level | $977.55 | $1,303.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC INJ FACET JNT L/S SNGL LVL | $993.00 | $1,324.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital one side Altoona · Eau Claire, WI INJECTION OF LOWER OR SACRAL SPINE FACET JOINT USING IMAGING GUIDANCE; SINGLE LEVEL | $1,038.36 | $1,153.73 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI HCHG 64493 INJECTION PARAVERTEBRAL FACET JOINT W/GUIDANCE LUMB/S | $1,048.00 | $1,653.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,092.50 | $1,900.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,253.11 | $2,278.39 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,340.07 | $2,351.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,340.07 | $2,351.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO INJ LUMB/SAC SGL W/FLUO | $1,344.06 | $2,358.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,453.79 | $2,743.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,453.79 | $2,743.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,453.79 | $2,743.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,453.79 | $2,743.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $1,453.79 | $2,743.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI injection; lumbar/sacral, single level | $1,458.88 | $2,798.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC INJ FACET JNT L/S SNGL LVL | $1,602.35 | $2,195.00 | Jul 19, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S1 LEV(T) | $1,631.71 | $2,208.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,755.00 | $2,700.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI CT Lumb/Sacr Inj Single Level | $1,959.75 | $3,015.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $2,005.52 | $3,784.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $2,024.00 | $2,530.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI XR INJ ANES AGNT L/S SGL LVL W GUID 64493 | $2,219.20 | $2,336.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRA;SINGLE | $2,281.62 | $3,457.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRA;SINGLE | $2,281.62 | $3,457.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRA;SINGLE | $2,281.62 | $3,457.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC INJ PARAVERT FACET LUMBAR/SACRA;SINGLE | $2,281.62 | $3,457.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC 64493 FACET INJECTION LUMBAR/SACRAL SINGLE LEVEL | $2,340.39 | $4,255.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI XR INJ ANES AGNT L/S SGL LVL W GUID 64493 | $2,342.70 | $2,466.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI XR INJ ANES AGNT L/S SGL LVL W GUID 64493 | $2,342.70 | $2,466.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI XR INJ ANES AGNT L/S SGL LVL W GUID 64493 | $2,342.70 | $2,466.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI XR INJ ANES AGNT L/S SGL LVL W GUID 64493 | $2,342.70 | $2,466.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI XR INJ ANES AGNT L/S SGL LVL W GUID 64493 | $2,342.70 | $2,466.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI XR INJ ANES AGNT L/S SGL LVL W GUID 64493 | $2,466.20 | $2,596.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI XR INJ ANES AGNT L/S SGL LVL W GUID 64493 | $2,762.60 | $2,908.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI XR INJ ANES AGNT L/S SGL LVL W GUID 64493 | $2,960.20 | $3,116.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $3,074.00 | $3,074.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI FACET/MBB 1ST LEVEL L/C | $3,588.30 | $3,987.00 | Jan 8, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI XR INJ ANES AGNT L/S SGL LVL W GUID 64493 | $4,587.55 | $4,829.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC INJ PARAVERT F JNT L/S 1 LEV | $5,979.52 | $7,474.39 | Jan 28, 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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 7 | $314.82 | $1,453.79 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $894.15 | $1,117.11 |
| Green Bay, WI | 4 | $769.97 | $2,281.62 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 3 | $1,038.36 | $1,959.75 |
| Madison, WI | 3 | $1,253.11 | $1,959.75 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $496.21 | $703.26 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 3 | $894.15 | $894.15 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $1,959.75 | $1,959.75 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 2 | $677.72 | $1,140.04 |
| Platteville, WI | 2 | $993.00 | $1,374.00 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 2 | $867.00 | $1,604.85 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $1,959.75 | $2,151.22 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $1,959.75 | $2,459.98 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $1,959.75 | $1,959.75 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $894.15 | $894.15 |
| Black River Falls, WI | 1 | $3,588.30 | $3,588.30 |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $1,453.79 | $1,453.79 |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $526.77 | $526.77 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $4,587.55 | $4,587.55 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $1,631.71 | $1,631.71 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $1,959.75 | $1,959.75 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $1,458.88 | $1,458.88 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $894.15 | $894.15 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $2,024.00 | $2,024.00 |
| Kenosha, WI | 1 | $977.55 | $977.55 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $2,342.70 | $2,342.70 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $501.80 | $501.80 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $1,959.75 | $1,959.75 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $1,959.75 | $1,959.75 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $2,342.70 | $2,342.70 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $2,466.20 | $2,466.20 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $894.15 | $894.15 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $2,762.60 | $2,762.60 |
| Prairie Du Chien, WI | 1 | $3,074.00 | $3,074.00 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $1,959.75 | $1,959.75 |
| Saint Croix Falls, WI | 1 | $232.83 | $232.83 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $894.15 | $894.15 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 1 | $2,281.62 | $2,281.62 |
| Sparta, WI | 1 | $1,092.50 | $1,092.50 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $1,959.75 | $1,959.75 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $894.15 | $894.15 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $1,048.00 | $1,048.00 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $894.15 | $894.15 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $1,959.75 | $1,959.75 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $855.68 | $855.68 |
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$1,264.37
- 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$1,325.50
- 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$1,425.25
- New York$2,006.79
- North Carolina$1,294.20
- North Dakota$1,343.86
- Ohio$2,183.95
- Oklahoma$1,143.57
- 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$1,690.45
- Utah$1,307.03, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,318.00
- Virginia$1,405.25
- Washington$2,299.70
- West Virginia$1,017.50
- Wyoming$1,753.92
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.