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Nerve block injection, lower back, with imaging guidance in Madison, WI costs $680 to $3,084. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Madison, 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 Madison, WI metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for nerve block injection, lower back, with imaging guidance (CPT 64483). The lowest is $680 at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital, the median is $1,722 and the highest is $3,084 at Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison. The most expensive hospital lists 4.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Madison, WI median of $1,722 is 37% above 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 $102 to $6,443. 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 January 2026 and April 2026. 4 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.

$680
lowest cash price in Madison, WI
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital · 34 mi
$1,042 below the median
$1,722
median cash price
4 hospitals
4.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/8
hospitals with a cash price
4 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital

Portage · 34 mi · File Apr 2026

$680
list $1,046 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Unitypoint Health - Meriter

Madison · 10 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,722
list $2,152 · lowest of 5 lines
3
University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority

Madison · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,991
list $3,319 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison

Madison · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,084
list $5,607
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 Madison, 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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