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Sacroiliac Joint Injection With Imaging Guidance

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 27096

A physician injects an anesthetic and/or steroid medication into the sacroiliac joint, where the base of the spine connects to the pelvis, using X-ray or CT imaging to confirm accurate needle placement. The injection can help calm inflammation and pain in the joint, and can also help confirm that the joint is the actual source of a patient's lower back or buttock pain. Contrast dye may be used to outline the joint space before the medication is delivered.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sacroiliac Joint Injection With Imaging Guidance cost?

$174

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $457.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $83 to $5,888Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $83 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $145

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$741.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$407.38

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 30th of 51

$174

WI $309KY $145

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.