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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

Iowa 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?

$1,600

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,600 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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$251$151 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$389 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $245 to $5,012Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $102 to $955
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,349professional $251

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
$257.04
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$776.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$676.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $1,600 · 37th 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.