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Spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance in San Francisco, CA costs $780 to $2,402. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for spinal injection, lower back, no imaging guidance (CPT 62322). The lowest is $780 at Washington Hospital, the median is $1,400 and the highest is $2,402 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch. The most expensive hospital lists 3.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The San Francisco, CA median of $1,400 is 23% above the national median of $1,141 across 400 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1,076 to $5,542. 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 April 2026. 33 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.

$780
lowest cash price in San Francisco, CA
Washington Hospital · 22 mi
$620 below the median
$1,400
median cash price
5 hospitals
3.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/38
hospitals with a cash price
33 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Washington Hospital

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$780
list $1,000 · lowest of 14 lines
2
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland · 4 mi · File Apr 2026

$805
list $2,682 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

Pleasanton · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,400
list $3,500
4
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco

South San Francisco · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,402
list $4,290
5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch

Antioch · 30 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,402
list $4,290 · lowest of 6 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 San Francisco, CA 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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