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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

New Mexico 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?

$970

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $970 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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$126 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$347 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $145 to $3,631Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $100 to $575
$100$1K$10Kfacility $741professional $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
$151.36
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$851.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 47th of 51

$970

$229 physician + $741 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.