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Lumbar epidural steroid injection at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

๐Ÿ“ Chicago, IL 5/5 CMS rating CPT 64483
Cash-pay price
$2,570 to $3,377
Northwestern Memorial Hospital is significantly more expensive than median (+73%) for lumbar epidural steroid injection.
Chargemaster (gross): $3,672 โ€“ $4,824

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$763 โ€“ $4,824
Blue Cross Blue Shield$1,271 โ€“ $4,824
UnitedHealthcare$11 โ€“ $4,824
Cigna$953 โ€“ $4,824
HealthNet$2,825 โ€“ $4,824
Humana$1,271 โ€“ $2,412

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 2,160 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 82% 69.6% +12pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 80% 68.6% +11pp
Nurses always communicated well 81% 75.6% +5pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.6% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 67% 68.6% -2pp
Staff always explained meds 61% 57.6% +3pp
Quiet at night, always 65% 52.2% +13pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Northwestern Memorial 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 โ€” 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.