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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

Washington, DC 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?

$275

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $912.

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 $2,630 · 10th to 90th $269 to $4,169Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $107 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $257

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
$107.15
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$562.34

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Wyoming than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 21st of 51

$275

WY $631KY $204

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.