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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

Arkansas 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?

$1,034

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,034 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$126 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$631 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,820Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $100 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $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
$134.90
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 45th of 51

$1,034

$240 physician + $794 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.