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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 62321

This procedure injects medication, such as a steroid and/or numbing agent, into the epidural space surrounding the spinal cord in the neck or upper back, using real-time imaging to confirm accurate needle placement. It is often used to relieve pain from a pinched nerve or inflammation in this part of the spine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back cost?

$2,378

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,378 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 73 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$135 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$851 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $251 to $6,166Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $100 to $724
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $2,138professional $240

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
$263.03
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$512.86

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 7.8 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee
NJ $4,724MD $604

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.