Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Root Injection, Lower Spine

New York rates for HCPCS 0230T

Numbing medicine and/or steroid is injected next to a spinal nerve where it leaves the spine in the lower back or the sacrum, 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 traveling into the buttock or leg, and covers one level of the spine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $5,012

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
Anthem BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,819.70 Median $3,630.78 Typical High $5,011.87	Facility	Global	$1,819.70	$3,630.78	$5,011.87