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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

Georgia 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 October 2026.

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

$771

Typical total for the visit. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $771 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $589 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$182$141 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$589$437 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $355 to $3,548Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $105 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $589professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,778.28
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,265.80
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$588.84
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Q6 · Substitute physician, paid per time
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 5.3 times more in New York than in Maine. 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

Georgia· 43rd of 51

$771

$182 physician + $589 facility

NY $2,695ME $510

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.