Lower Back Joint Injection, Ultrasound-Guided

Vermont rates for HCPCS 0216T

Numbing medicine, and often a steroid with it, is injected into one of the small paired joints linking the bones of the lower back or the area near the tailbone, or into the tiny nerves that carry sensation from that joint. Ultrasound is held against the back during the injection so the needle can be watched on screen and placed accurately. The aim is to settle pain from that joint and to help show whether it really is the source of the pain, and this covers a single level of the spine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $126 to $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $125.89 Median $537.03 Typical High $537.03	Professional	Global	$125.89	$537.03	$537.03
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $213.80 Median $263.03 Typical High $794.33	Professional	Global	$213.80	$263.03	$794.33