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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

Alabama 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?

$1,478

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,478 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$110 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$562 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,188Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $98 to $427
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,259professional $219

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
$169.82
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38

Where Alabama sits

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 feeAlabama $1,478 · 42nd of 51
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.