How much does a Injection procedure for pain management typically cost in the United States?

Across 1,736 U.S. hospitals in 50 states, the modeled national fair BaseRate for Injection procedure for pain management is $890, with most hospital negotiated prices falling between $648 and $2,303.

Why do hospital prices for Injection procedure for pain management vary across facilities?

Commercial rates are negotiated individually between hospital systems and insurers, creating wide local dispersion even within the same metro area. Comparing facility-specific cash and in-network rates before scheduling care helps avoid overpaying.

National price data · 1,736 hospitals

Injection procedure for pain management cost

What a injection procedure for pain management costs across the U.S. — and the fair price to aim for.

Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark

1.00×vs. Fair Market Price

Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.00×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.

86/100 · Verified

86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited

File Completeness90

Price Logic88

Peer Alignment86

Clean Billing83

Real Cash Discount84

Regional Value Leader

Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.

Behavioral Pricing FingerprintMedian-Gamed · High Captive Markup

Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer

Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.9× Medicare (p50 1.68×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 5.8× Medicare (p75 2.47×, +47% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.

#73 of 87 in IA · 82nd State Percentile#2,977 of 3,385 in U.S. · 87th National Percentile

Advantage

Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)

Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 1.09× the peer BaseRate benchmark
Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 51% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
4-Star CMS clinical rating with 84% patient recommendation (74/100 safety score)
Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling

Watchout

Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)

Even at low-cost facilities (1.00× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
Captive ER (1.5×) & laboratory (1.7×) services average 3.05× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.9×)
Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 2.47×) jump +47% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.68×)
Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 5.7× Medicare (24¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)

Front-Door ShoppableElective / Imaging

1.9× Medicare

Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.

Back-Door Captive & ER3.05× Divergence

5.8× Medicare

Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.

Quantile Tail Spread+47% Upper Tail

Q25 1.09× · Q50 1.68× · Q75 2.47×

Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.

Select any lens to inspect department markups, federal cost accounting, or insurer discounts.

Department & Integrity Multiples (vs. CMS Medicare Cost Anchor) Green ≤1.3× · Teal 1.3–1.8× · Amber 1.8–2.5× · Rose >2.5×

Front-Door Shoppable CareFront-Door Shoppable

1.9× MedicareGood

Outpatient Surgery & ORBack-Door Captive

0.6× MedicareGood

Diagnostic Imaging (CT/MRI)Front-Door Shoppable

1.7× MedicareGood

Back-Door Captive ER VisitsBack-Door Captive

1.5× MedicareGood

Inpatient Lab & PathologyBack-Door Captive

1.7× MedicareGood

Specialty & Infusion Drugs (J-Codes)Back-Door Captive

1.3× MedicareGood

Self-Pay Cash Honesty & 501(r)Integrity & Outcomes

51% Cash Edge · 99/100Good

CMS Clinical Safety & Star ValueIntegrity & Outcomes

4 CMS · 74/100Fair

National Geographic Price Intelligence · 50-State + DC/PR Cartogram

National State Price Index Heatmap · Injection procedure for pain management

State commercial price index vs. U.S. median (1.00×) and average Medicare multiple across all 53 priced states & territories

<0.93× Below Fair Price 0.93–1.05× Near Average 1.05–1.18× Elevated >1.18× High-Cost State

AK1.15× 1.8× Med ME0.70× 0.8× Med WA1.72× 2.0× Med ID0.85× 1.0× Med MT1.42× 1.7× Med ND0.84× 1.0× Med MN0.85× 1.0× Med WI2.28× 2.7× Med MI0.82× 1.0× Med VT0.79× 0.9× Med NH1.15× 1.4× Med OR1.44× 1.7× Med NV1.32× 1.6× Med WY0.86× 1.0× Med SD0.84× 1.0× Med IA0.76× 0.9× Med IL0.90× 1.1× Med IN1.25× 1.5× Med OH0.82× 1.0× Med PA0.85× 1.0× Med NY1.03× 1.2× Med MA1.32× 1.6× Med CA1.15× 1.4× Med UT0.89× 1.1× Med CO1.72× 2.0× Med NE0.90× 1.1× Med MO0.91× 1.1× Med KY1.12× 1.3× Med WV0.83× 1.0× Med VA1.72× 2.0× Med MD1.20× 1.2× Med NJ1.92× 2.3× Med CT0.75× 0.9× Med AZ1.06× 1.3× Med NM0.90× 1.1× Med KS0.76× 0.9× Med AR0.80× 1.0× Med TN1.00× 1.2× Med NC0.81× 1.0× Med SC0.88× 1.0× Med DE1.21× 1.4× Med DC2.11× 2.5× Med RI1.50× 1.8× Med OK1.52× 1.8× Med LA0.74× 0.9× Med MS1.03× 1.2× Med AL0.78× 0.9× Med GA1.55× 1.8× Med HI0.95× 1.1× Med TX1.24× 1.5× Med FL0.91× 1.1× Med PR0.77× 1.1× Med

ME0.70×0.8× Med LA0.74×0.9× Med CT0.75×0.9× Med IA0.76×0.9× Med KS0.76×0.9× Med PR0.77×1.1× Med AL0.78×0.9× Med VT0.79×0.9× Med AR0.80×1.0× Med NC0.81×1.0× Med MI0.82×1.0× Med OH0.82×1.0× Med WV0.83×1.0× Med ND0.84×1.0× Med SD0.84×1.0× Med ID0.85×1.0× Med MN0.85×1.0× Med PA0.85×1.0× Med WY0.86×1.0× Med SC0.88×1.0× Med UT0.89×1.1× Med IL0.90×1.1× Med NE0.90×1.1× Med NM0.90×1.1× Med FL0.91×1.1× Med MO0.91×1.1× Med HI0.95×1.1× Med TN1.00×1.2× Med MS1.03×1.2× Med NY1.03×1.2× Med AZ1.06×1.3× Med KY1.12×1.3× Med AK1.15×1.8× Med CA1.15×1.4× Med NH1.15×1.4× Med MD1.20×1.2× Med DE1.21×1.4× Med TX1.24×1.5× Med IN1.25×1.5× Med MA1.32×1.6× Med NV1.32×1.6× Med MT1.42×1.7× Med OR1.44×1.7× Med RI1.50×1.8× Med OK1.52×1.8× Med GA1.55×1.8× Med CO1.72×2.0× Med VA1.72×2.0× Med WA1.72×2.0× Med NJ1.92×2.3× Med DC2.11×2.5× Med WI2.28×2.7× Med

5 Lowest-Price States (Confounder-Isolated Value Leaders)

ME0.70×(0.8×)LA0.74×(0.9×)CT0.75×(0.9×)IA0.76×(0.9×)KS0.76×(0.9×)

5 Highest-Markup States (Strict Bill Audit Recommended)

WI2.28×(2.7×)DC2.11×(2.5×)NJ1.92×(2.3×)WA1.72×(2.0×)VA1.72×(2.0×)

The BaseRate high confidence

$890

the fair national price for a injection procedure for pain management

typically $648–$2,303 across 1,736 hospitals · how we calculate it

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

1,736

hospitals priced

states

3.6×

price spread — where shopping matters

1.2×

vs. Medicare

Across 1,736 hospitals in 50 states, a injection procedure for pain management has a fair BaseRate of $890 and typically costs $648–$2,303. The cheapest state is ME; the priciest is WI.

Cheapest hospitals for a injection procedure for pain management

Injection procedure for pain management cost by state

AL $671 31 hospitals AR $686 13 hospitals AZ $903 28 hospitals CA $986 111 hospitals CO $1,468 39 hospitals CT $641 10 hospitals DC $1,805 2 hospitals DE $1,035 4 hospitals FL $774 119 hospitals GA $1,326 51 hospitals HI $809 11 hospitals IA $653 32 hospitals ID $728 10 hospitals IL $772 65 hospitals IN $1,068 50 hospitals KS $649 29 hospitals KY $960 21 hospitals LA $636 34 hospitals MA $1,126 26 hospitals ME $599 19 hospitals MI $703 52 hospitals MN $727 51 hospitals MO $780 40 hospitals MS $879 24 hospitals MT $1,214 7 hospitals NC $692 36 hospitals ND $721 7 hospitals NE $770 21 hospitals NH $979 10 hospitals NJ $1,643 41 hospitals NM $771 8 hospitals NV $1,128 11 hospitals NY $881 51 hospitals OH $700 91 hospitals OK $1,300 38 hospitals OR $1,235 14 hospitals PA $725 57 hospitals RI $1,284 5 hospitals SC $755 39 hospitals SD $719 6 hospitals TN $853 56 hospitals TX $1,060 182 hospitals UT $765 29 hospitals VA $1,470 37 hospitals VT $675 4 hospitals WA $1,471 31 hospitals WI $1,951 69 hospitals WV $709 10 hospitals WY $736 3 hospitals

Inline Bill X-Ray & 501(r) Calculator 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Free Care ≤200% FPL · AGB Cap 36.3%

Audit a Bill or Quote at U.S. Hospital Benchmark (Zero PHI Required)

Fair BaseRate™ $890

Medicare Rate $516

Self-Pay Cash Request Quote

Insurer Median $855

1. Amount on Your Bill or Quote ($) Pre-filled with U.S. Hospital Benchmark’s charged/list benchmark

2. Household Annual Income ($) Screened against 2026 HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines

3. Household Size (1–8) 2026 FPL: $15,650 + $5,500 per additional person

Step 1 · 501(r) Charity Care Check 501(r) AGB Cap: $745 (274% FPL)

Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $745

At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $745).

Step 2 · Cash vs. Insurance Arbitrage Request Prompt-Pay Quote

Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible

Ask U.S. Hospital Benchmark's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.

Step 3 · Fair BaseRate Target +$1,162 Above Fair BaseRate

Negotiate Toward $890 Fair BaseRate ($516 Medicare)

Your bill ($2,052) is $1,162 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($890) and 4.0× the $516 Medicare rate.

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