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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

Missouri 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?

$1,992

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,992 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$214$126 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$794 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $224 to $4,571Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $102 to $955
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $214

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
$218.78
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,023.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. 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

Missouri· 24th of 51

$1,992

$214 physician + $1,778 facility

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.