Itemized  ยท  Hospitals  ยท  Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla  ยท  Lumbar epidural steroid injection

Lumbar epidural steroid injection at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.

๐Ÿ“ La Jolla, CA 5/5 CMS rating CPT 64483
Cash-pay price
$569 to $1,139
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla is significantly cheaper than median (-62%) for lumbar epidural steroid injection.
Chargemaster (gross): $2,277 โ€“ $4,555

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$105 โ€“ $920
Blue Cross Blue Shield$342 โ€“ $865
Kaiser Permanente$868 โ€“ $1,735
UnitedHealthcare$342 โ€“ $774
Cigna$342 โ€“ $765
HealthNet$342 โ€“ $3,416
Optum$105
Medicaid$182 โ€“ $364

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 3,394 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 83% 69.6% +13pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 79% 68.6% +10pp
Nurses always communicated well 81% 75.6% +5pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.6% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 89% 84.4% +5pp
Room and bathroom always clean 74% 68.6% +5pp
Staff always explained meds 63% 57.6% +5pp
Quiet at night, always 58% 52.2% +6pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla'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.