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Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Root Injection, Upper Spine

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 0228T

Numbing medicine and/or steroid is injected next to a spinal nerve where it leaves the spine in the neck or upper back, into the space just outside the covering of the spinal cord. Ultrasound is used to see the structures and steer the needle. It is done to calm pain, tingling or weakness coming from an irritated nerve, and covers one level of the spine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $186 to $447
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $251

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
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68