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Spinal injection, lower back, with imaging guidance in St. Louis, MO-IL costs $969 to $3,128. Here's every hospital's price.

14 hospitals in the St. Louis, MO-IL 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 St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, 14 hospitals list a cash price for spinal injection, lower back, with imaging guidance (CPT 62323). The lowest is $969 at Mercy Hospital Lincoln, the median is $1,744 and the highest is $3,128 at Mercy Hospital Jefferson. The most expensive hospital lists 3.2 times the cheapest for the same code.

The St. Louis, MO-IL median of $1,744 is 52% above the national median of $1,147 across 1261 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

14 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $84 to $8,893. 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 2026 and June 2026. 22 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.

$969
lowest cash price in St. Louis, MO-IL
Mercy Hospital Lincoln · 38 mi
$775 below the median
$1,744
median cash price
14 hospitals
3.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
14/36
hospitals with a cash price
22 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mercy Hospital Lincoln

Troy · 38 mi · File Jun 2026

$969
list $1,490 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Mercy Hospital St Louis

Saint Louis · 8 mi · File Jun 2026

$1,182
list $1,818
3
Ssm St Joseph Health Center

Saint Charles · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,744
list $3,171 · lowest of 6 lines
4
Ssm St Clare Health Center

Fenton · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,744
list $3,171 · lowest of 10 lines
5
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis

Saint Louis · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,744
list $3,171 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St Louis

Bridgeton · 5 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,744
list $3,171 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Ssm St Joseph Hospital West

Lake Saint Louis · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,744
list $3,171 · lowest of 16 lines
8
St Josephs Hospital

Breese · 45 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,809
list $2,512 · lowest of 5 lines
9
Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Saint Louis · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,948
list $3,542
10
Mercy Hospital South

Saint Louis · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$2,150
list $3,307 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Mercy Hospital Washington

Washington · 38 mi · File Jun 2026

$2,487
list $3,826
12
Hshs St Elizabeth's Hospital

O Fallon · 25 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,832
list $3,933
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 St. Louis, MO-IL 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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