Spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance in San Diego, CA costs $320 to $1,132. Here's every hospital's price.
5 hospitals in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance (CPT 62322). The lowest is $320 at Scripps Mercy Hospital, the median is $320 and the highest is $1,132 at Paradise Valley Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 3.5 times the cheapest for the same code.
The San Diego, CA median of $320 is 71% below the national median of $1,107 across 899 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $77 to $2,844. 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 September 2026. 11 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlySan Diego · 29 mi · File Mar 2026
La Jolla · 28 mi · File Mar 2026
La Jolla · 28 mi · File Mar 2026
Encinitas · 30 mi · File Mar 2026
National City · 29 mi · File Sep 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 62322. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 San Diego, CA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Grossmont Hospitalcode not in file
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoNo price file found
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosNo website on record
- Palomar Health Downtown CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- Palomar Medical Center PowayWebsite blocks automated reading
- Rady Children's Hospital - San DiegoFile in an unsupported format
- Sharp Chula Vista Medical Centercode not in file
- Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctrcode not in file
- Sharp Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Tri-City Medical Centercode not in file
- UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrNo price file found