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Spinal Injection At The Lower Back Or Tailbone

California rates for HCPCS 62311

An injection of medication — such as a steroid, a numbing drug, or a pain reliever — into the space just outside the covering of the spinal cord, or into the spinal fluid itself, at the level of the lower back or the tailbone. A single dose is delivered through a needle, which is then removed rather than left in place for a continuing infusion.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Spinal Injection At The Lower Back Or Tailbone cost?

$2,570

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $2,570.

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 $4,571 · 10th to 90th $501 to $9,772Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $2,570
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $2,570

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19

Where California sits

The same service costs 85.1 times more in Massachusetts than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 5th of 39

$2,570

MA $2,570SC $30.20

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.