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Lumbar epidural steroid injection at Stanford Health Care.

📍 Palo Alto, CA 4/5 CMS rating CPT 64483
Cash-pay price
$3,048
Stanford Health Care is significantly more expensive than median (+106%) for lumbar epidural steroid injection.
Chargemaster (gross): $7,619

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Stanford Health Care negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$12,355
Blue Cross Blue Shield$9,589 – $18,025
UnitedHealthcare$8,345
Medicare$1,301

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 976 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 76% 69.6% +6pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 70% 68.6% +1pp
Nurses always communicated well 77% 75.6% +1pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.6% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 62% 68.6% -7pp
Staff always explained meds 59% 57.6% +1pp
Quiet at night, always 42% 52.2% -10pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Stanford Health Care'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.