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Spinal injection, lower back, with imaging guidance in Columbus, OH costs $218 to $4,733. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Columbus, OH metro area publish a cash price for spinal injection, lower back, with imaging guidance (CPT 62323). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Columbus, OH metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for spinal injection, lower back, with imaging guidance (CPT 62323). The lowest is $218 at Mount Carmel St Ann's, the median is $2,036 and the highest is $4,733 at Dublin Methodist Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 22 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Columbus, OH median of $2,036 is 62% above the national median of $1,257 across 461 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

11 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $4,201. 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. 9 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.

$218
lowest cash price in Columbus, OH
Mount Carmel St Ann's · 12 mi
$1,818 below the median
$2,036
median cash price
10 hospitals
22×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/20
hospitals with a cash price
9 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mount Carmel St Ann's

Westerville · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$218
list $218 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$446
list $495 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$669
list $1,486 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Mount Carmel East & West

Columbus · 1 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,036
list $3,133
5
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital

New Albany · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,036
list $3,133
6
Mount Carmel Dublin

Dublin · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,036
list $3,133
7
Grady Memorial Hospital

Delaware · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,707
list $4,165
8
Berger Hospital

Circleville · 25 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,946
list $6,070 · lowest of 3 lines
9
Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,733
list $7,281
10
Dublin Methodist Hospital

Dublin · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,733
list $7,281
11
Ohio State University State Health System

Columbus · 10 mi · File Jul 2026

list $2,236
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 62323. 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 62323, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About spinal injection, lower back, with imaging guidance

CPT 62323 is an epidural steroid injection in the lower back done under fluoroscopic or CT guidance, the standard technique for sciatica and radiating leg pain from a herniated disc or spinal stenosis. It takes 10 to 20 minutes in a procedure room, often as a series of up to three injections.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the facility fee for the procedure room, imaging equipment, nursing and supplies. The physician, any sedation and sometimes the medication are billed separately. If a series is planned, multiply the total by the number of injections.

Why prices vary

The same injection lists at wildly different prices: hospital outpatient departments commonly charge several times what ambulatory surgery centers and pain clinics charge. Because the injection is elective and often repeated, it is one of the most worthwhile procedures to shop.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 62323 including imaging, and what does the physician add?
  • How many injections are planned, and is there a series price?
  • Can it be done at a pain clinic or surgery center instead of the hospital?

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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