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Spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance in Portland, OR-WA costs $240 to $2,539. Here's every hospital's price.

11 hospitals in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, 11 hospitals list a cash price for spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance (CPT 62322). The lowest is $240 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, the median is $722 and the highest is $2,539 at Providence Milwaukie Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 11 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Portland, OR-WA median of $722 is 37% below the national median of $1,141 across 400 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $213 to $9,178. 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 April 2026. 7 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.

$240
lowest cash price in Portland, OR-WA
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center · 10 mi
$482 below the median
$722
median cash price
11 hospitals
11×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
11/18
hospitals with a cash price
7 don't · see who

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Hospital facility fee only
1
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

Portland · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$240
list $369 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center

Portland · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$240
list $369 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center

Gresham · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$240
list $369 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center

Tualatin · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$240
list $369 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center

Vancouver · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$240
list $369 · lowest of 2 lines
6
OHSU Hospital and Clinics

Portland · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$722
list $1,110
7
Providence Newberg Medical Center

Newberg · 30 mi · File Apr 2026

$950
list $1,266 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Providence St Vincent Medical Center

Portland · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,539
list $3,385
9
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center

Oregon City · 18 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,539
list $3,385
10
Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,539
list $3,385
11
Providence Milwaukie Hospital

Milwaukie · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,539
list $3,385
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 Portland, OR-WA 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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