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Nerve block injection, lower back, with imaging guidance in Columbus, OH costs $314 to $2,178. Here's every hospital's price.

11 hospitals in the Columbus, OH metro area publish a cash price for nerve block injection, lower back, with imaging guidance (CPT 64483). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Columbus, OH metro area, 11 hospitals list a cash price for nerve block injection, lower back, with imaging guidance (CPT 64483). The lowest is $314 at Mount Carmel St Ann's, the median is $1,550 and the highest is $2,178 at Dublin Methodist Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 6.9 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Columbus, OH median of $1,550 is in line with the national median of $1,481 across 426 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

12 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $4,910. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between February 2026 and July 2026. 8 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$314
lowest cash price in Columbus, OH
Mount Carmel St Ann's · 12 mi
$1,236 below the median
$1,550
median cash price
11 hospitals
6.9×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
11/20
hospitals with a cash price
8 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mount Carmel St Ann's

Westerville · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$314
list $314 · lowest of 5 lines
2
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$497
list $552 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$614
list $1,365 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Grady Memorial Hospital

Delaware · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$865
list $1,331
5
Berger Hospital

Circleville · 25 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,405
list $2,161 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Memorial Hospital

Marysville · 33 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,550
list $2,384
7
Mount Carmel East & West

Columbus · 1 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,127
list $3,273 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital

New Albany · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,127
list $3,273 · lowest of 3 lines
9
Mount Carmel Dublin

Dublin · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,127
list $3,273 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,178
list $3,350
11
Dublin Methodist Hospital

Dublin · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,178
list $3,350
12
Ohio State University State Health System

Columbus · 10 mi · File Jul 2026

list $2,549
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 64483. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 64483, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About nerve block injection, lower back, with imaging guidance

CPT 64483 is a transforaminal epidural injection at one level of the lumbar or sacral spine, under imaging guidance: steroid and anesthetic placed precisely where a nerve root exits the spine. It is used for sciatica and nerve pain from a disc or narrowing, and as a diagnostic test before surgery. Additional levels use an add-on code (64484).

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the facility fee for the procedure room, fluoroscopy, nursing and supplies for one level. The physician, sedation and additional levels are separate. A series of injections is common.

Why prices vary

As with other spinal injections, hospital outpatient prices are typically several times those of pain clinics and ambulatory surgery centers for the same procedure. Within hospitals, large systems list the highest charges.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 64483 per level, and what does the physician add?
  • How many levels and how many sessions are planned?
  • Is a pain clinic or surgery center an option for the same injection?

Hospitals in Columbus, OH without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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