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Lumbar epidural steroid injection with Medicare.

Negotiated rates Medicare pays for lumbar epidural steroid injection at 110 US hospitals. Range: $1 to $3,126. Your specific cost depends on your plan tier, deductible status, and coinsurance — see the comparison tool to model your exact out-of-pocket.

Top hospitals by Medicare rate.

#	Hospital	Medicare rate
1	Sharp Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA	$1 – $6,222
2	Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA	$4 – $1,417
3	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH	$68 – $908
4	Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN	$76 – $1,290
5	MLK Community Hospital Los Angeles, CA	$85
6	Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI	$94 – $960
7	Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI	$94 – $960
8	Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA	$96 – $925
9	Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA	$96 – $925
10	Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA	$96 – $925
11	Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC	$103 – $839
12	M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis, MN	$103 – $939
13	Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY	$104 – $1,214
14	Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello Montebello, CA	$106
15	Jefferson Abington Hospital Philadelphia, PA	$108 – $475
16	UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX	$108 – $1,006
17	Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY	$112 – $304
18	Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY	$113 – $2,115
19	QUEENS HOSPITAL CENTER Jamaica, NY	$114 – $2,765
20	Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY	$116 – $2,765
21	WOODHULL MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER Brooklyn, NY	$116 – $2,765
22	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY	$122 – $2,372
23	Elmhurst Hospital Center Queens, NY	$129 – $2,427
24	Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY	$129 – $2,765
25	HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER New York, NY	$129 – $2,427
26	METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER New York, NY	$129 – $2,427
27	Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT	$251 – $380
28	St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA	$259 – $1,810
29	California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA	$259 – $1,244
30	MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL Sacramento, CA	$270 – $1,205
31	METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO Sacramento, CA	$270 – $1,205
32	SEQUOIA HOSPITAL Redwood City, CA	$318 – $1,306
33	Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago, IL	$340
34	Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ	$365 – $1,370
35	OHSU Hospital Portland, OR	$397 – $3,800
36	UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA	$592 – $3,380
37	UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA	$592 – $934
38	Parkland Memorial Hospital Dallas, TX	$622 – $4,855
39	Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX	$722
40	MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach, CA	$739 – $1,422
41	MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach, CA	$739 – $1,422
42	Whittier Hospital Medical Center Whittier, CA	$741 – $1,175
43	UC San Diego Health San Diego, CA	$765 – $3,746
44	Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI	$820 – $1,190
45	Corewell Health Farmington Hills Farmington Hills, MI	$820 – $1,190
46	Corewell Health Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$820 – $1,190
47	Corewell Health Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI	$820 – $1,190
48	UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Aurora, CO	$868 – $895
49	Emory Decatur Hospital Atlanta, GA	$887 – $4,840
50	Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA	$887 – $4,840

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About these rates.

Hospitals are required by federal law (45 CFR 180.50) to publish the rates they negotiated with each insurer for each procedure. These numbers are the rates the hospital published for Medicare plans, pulled directly from each hospital's machine-readable file.

The range column reflects different Medicare plan tiers (HMO, PPO, EPO, etc.). Your plan picks one number out of that range. Your actual out-of-pocket depends on your deductible status, copay, and coinsurance, which the comparison tool can model when you fill them in.

Cash-pay rates are often cheaper than the negotiated rate, especially for high-deductible plans. Worth comparing both — the Lumbar epidural steroid injection overview shows the cash-pay column alongside.