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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

Maryland 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?

$604

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $604 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $347 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$257$126 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$347$138 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $102 to $2,291Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $102 to $832
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $347professional $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
$102.33
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$457.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58

Where Maryland 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 feeMaryland $604 · 51st 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.