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Lumbar epidural steroid injection at Houston Methodist Hospital.

📍 Houston, TX 5/5 CMS rating CPT 64483
Cash-pay price
$5,878
Houston Methodist Hospital is significantly more expensive than median (+297%) for lumbar epidural steroid injection.
Chargemaster (gross): $11,755

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Houston Methodist Hospital negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$2,673 – $2,755
Blue Cross Blue Shield$1,657
UnitedHealthcare$3,890
Cigna$2,052 – $2,173
Humana$1,797
Medicare$889 – $1,733

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 6,099 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 81% 69.6% +11pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 79% 68.6% +10pp
Nurses always communicated well 77% 75.6% +1pp
Doctors always communicated well 80% 76.6% +3pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 72% 68.6% +3pp
Staff always explained meds 60% 57.6% +2pp
Quiet at night, always 67% 52.2% +15pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Houston Methodist Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 64483, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of lumbar epidural steroid injection prices, see the Lumbar epidural steroid injection overview.