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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

North Carolina 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?

$1,670

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,670 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$257$135 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$380 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,951Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $100 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $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
$257.04
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$1,670

$257 physician + $1,413 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.