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Sacroiliac Joint Injection With Imaging Guidance

Pennsylvania 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 October 2026.

How much does Sacroiliac Joint Injection With Imaging Guidance cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $363 from a hospital or other facility.

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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$83.18 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$112 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $78 to $3,981Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $74 to $288
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $363professional $158

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$269.15
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$190.55
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$302.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$5,888.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$870.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Virginia. 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.

Pennsylvania· 27th of 51

$158

AK $417VA $107

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.