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Nerve block injection, lower back, with imaging guidance in Duluth, MN-WI costs $1,213 to $1,702. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Duluth, MN-WI 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 Duluth, MN-WI metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for nerve block injection, lower back, with imaging guidance (CPT 64483). The lowest is $1,213 at Essentia Health Virginia, the median is $1,274 and the highest is $1,702 at Essentia Health Moose Lake.

The Duluth, MN-WI median of $1,274 is in line with the national median of $1,258 across 993 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $444 to $3,239. 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 January 2026. 6 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.

$1,213
lowest cash price in Duluth, MN-WI
Essentia Health Virginia · 16 mi
$62 below the median
$1,274
median cash price
4 hospitals
1.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/10
hospitals with a cash price
6 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Essentia Health Virginia

Virginia · 16 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,213
list $1,931
2
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center

Duluth · 39 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,274
list $1,931
3
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center

Aurora · 15 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,702
list $2,303
4
Essentia Health Moose Lake

Moose Lake · 64 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,702
list $2,303
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 Duluth, MN-WI 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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