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Spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance in Boston, MA-NH costs $677 to $1,786. Here's every hospital's price.

6 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area publish a cash price for spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance (CPT 62322). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance (CPT 62322). The lowest is $677 at Lowell General Hospital, the median is $839 and the highest is $1,786 at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 2.6 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $839 is 27% below the national median of $1,141 across 411 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $70 to $3,217. 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. 35 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.

$677
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Lowell General Hospital · 19 mi
$162 below the median
$839
median cash price
6 hospitals
2.6×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
6/41
hospitals with a cash price
35 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$677
list $967 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$760
list $760
3
Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Brighton · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$839
list $1,864 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Boston Medical Center

Boston · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$963
list $2,140
5
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,402
list $2,003 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,786
list $2,552 · lowest of 4 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 62322. 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 62322, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance

CPT 62322 is an epidural or spinal injection in the lumbar or sacral spine, done without imaging guidance: typically a steroid injection for sciatica or lower-back pain from a disc or narrowing. It takes a few minutes and is done in a procedure room. Most pain specialists now use imaging guidance (62323), so this code is less common outside of anesthesia and emergency settings.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the facility fee for the procedure room, nursing and supplies. The physician bills separately, as does any sedation. The injected medication may be a separate line.

Why prices vary

Pain injections are among the most variable hospital prices because they are quick, common and elective. Hospital outpatient departments list several times what pain clinics and ambulatory surgery centers charge for the identical injection.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 62322, and what does the physician add?
  • Is imaging guidance planned, and does that change the code and price?
  • Can the injection be done at a pain clinic or surgery center for less?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH 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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