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Spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance in Pittsburgh, PA costs $524 to $6,467. Here's every hospital's price.

11 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, PA 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 11 hospitals list a cash price for spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance (CPT 62322). The lowest is $524 at Heritage Valley Beaver, the median is $1,541 and the highest is $6,467 at Penn Highlands Connellsville. The most expensive hospital lists 12 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Pittsburgh, PA median of $1,541 is 35% above the national median of $1,141 across 400 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $69 to $8,407. 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 April 2026. 18 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.

$524
lowest cash price in Pittsburgh, PA
Heritage Valley Beaver · 29 mi
$1,017 below the median
$1,541
median cash price
11 hospitals
12×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
11/31
hospitals with a cash price
18 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Heritage Valley Beaver

Beaver · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$524
list $1,941
2
Heritage Valley Sewickley

Sewickley · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$524
list $1,941
3
UPMC East

Monroeville · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,278
list $2,130 · lowest of 2 lines
4
UPMC St Margaret

Pittsburgh · 2 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,366
list $2,277 · lowest of 2 lines
5
UPMC Passavant

Pittsburgh · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,418
list $2,363 · lowest of 4 lines
6
UPMC Mercy

Pittsburgh · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,541
list $2,569 · lowest of 4 lines
7
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,583
list $2,638 · lowest of 2 lines
8
UPMC Jameson

New Castle · 45 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,957
list $3,261 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System

Pittsburgh · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,641
list $4,402 · lowest of 4 lines
10
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,088
list $5,147 · lowest of 6 lines
11
Penn Highlands Connellsville

Connellsville · 34 mi · File Feb 2026

$6,467
list $10,778 · lowest of 4 lines
12
Penn Highlands Mon Valley

Monongahela · 20 mi · File Feb 2026

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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 Pittsburgh, PA without a price for this procedure

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