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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

Alaska 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?

$992

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $992 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $676 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$316$240 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$676$331 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $117 to $2,239Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $676professional $316

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
$363.08
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,288.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 46th of 51

$992

$316 physician + $676 facility

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.