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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

Illinois 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?

$1,778

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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$229$138 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$851 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $251 to $4,571Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $102 to $646
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,549professional $229

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
$229.09
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$724.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,348.96
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09

Where Illinois 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 feeIllinois $1,778 · 31st 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.