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Spinal injection, lower back, with imaging guidance in Houston, TX costs $157 to $4,439. Here's every hospital's price.

17 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 17 hospitals list a cash price for spinal injection, lower back, with imaging guidance (CPT 62323). The lowest is $157 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, the median is $1,676 and the highest is $4,439 at Houston Methodist Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 28 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $1,676 is 33% above the national median of $1,257 across 461 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

17 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $40 to $7,573. 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 March 2023 and April 2026. 43 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.

$157
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston · 48 mi
$1,519 below the median
$1,676
median cash price
17 hospitals
28×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
17/60
hospitals with a cash price
43 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$157
list $986 · lowest of 5 lines
2
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$665
list $933 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital

Bellaire · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,200
list $2,770 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,676
list $3,351 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,676
list $3,351 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,676
list $3,351
7
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Houston · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,676
list $3,351 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Houston Methodist West Hospital

Houston · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,676
list $3,351 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,676
list $3,351 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital

Cypress · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,676
list $3,351 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,878
list $5,365 · lowest of 4 lines
12
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,878
list $5,365 · lowest of 4 lines
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 Houston, TX 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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