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Lower Back Epidural Injection, Without Imaging Guidance

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 62322

This procedure delivers a numbing medication, steroid, or both into the epidural space around the spinal nerves in the lower back or tailbone area, aiming to reduce pain and inflammation from conditions such as a herniated disc or spinal stenosis. It is performed by feel and anatomical landmarks rather than with live X-ray guidance to confirm needle placement. Relief can be temporary or longer-lasting depending on the underlying cause.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lower Back Epidural Injection, Without Imaging Guidance cost?

$145

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $257.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $79 to $7,762Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $78 to $257
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,754professional $145

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
$79.43
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $145 · 33rd of 51
CA $417WV $120

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.