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Guided Epidural Injection in the Neck or Upper Back

South 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?

$2,372

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,372 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$234$126 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$631 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $170 to $6,607Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $100 to $708
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,138professional $234

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
$302.00
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $2,372 · 18th 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.