Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$1,230
median of 6 plans
Medicare
$697
median of 5 plans
Medicaid
—
hospital file · December 16, 2025
reported by the hospital · not a quote
How much does epidural steroid injection (lumbar) cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 24, 2026. CPT 62323.
Median commercial rates on file run from $1,230 (Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System) to $2,407 (StoneSprings Hospital Center) — 2.0× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
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Cash / self-pay
$1,362
Commercial
$1,263
median of 15 plans
Medicare
$867
median of 4 plans
Medicaid
$1,649
median of 4 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Washington, DC · pediatric
Cash / self-pay
$452
Commercial
$1,272
median of 11 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
$674
median of 11 plans
hospital file · April 2, 2026
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Washington, DC
Cash / self-pay
$1,187
Commercial
$1,350
median of 4 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
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hospital file · January 1, 2026
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Washington, DC
Cash / self-pay
$2,035
Commercial
$1,469
median of 6 plans
Medicare
$834
median of 2 plans
Medicaid
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hospital file · December 31, 2025
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Cash / self-pay
$1,458
Commercial
$1,469
median of 12 plans
Medicare
$859
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
$1,649
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Woodbridge, VA
Cash / self-pay
$1,685
Commercial
$1,981
median of 5 plans
Medicare
$709
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
—
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Alexandria, VA
Cash / self-pay
$1,710
Commercial
$2,190
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$713
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$1,142
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Cash / self-pay
$1,710
Commercial
$2,190
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$713
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$1,142
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Falls Church, VA
Cash / self-pay
$1,710
Commercial
$2,190
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$713
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$1,142
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Leesburg, VA
Cash / self-pay
$1,710
Commercial
$2,190
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$713
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$1,142
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Alexandria, VA
Cash / self-pay
$1,710
Commercial
$2,190
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$713
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$1,142
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Washington, DC
Cash / self-pay
$5,447
Commercial
$2,314
median of 4 plans
Medicare
$867
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
—
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$2,402
median of 6 plans
Medicare
—
Medicaid
—
hospital file · March 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Cash / self-pay
—
Commercial
$2,407
median of 6 plans
Medicare
—
Medicaid
—
hospital file · March 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Silver Spring, MD
Cash / self-pay
$2,029
Commercial
—
Medicare
$211
median of 1 plan
Medicaid
—
hospital file · March 31, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Bethesda, MD
Cash / self-pay
$5,447
Commercial
—
Medicare
—
Medicaid
—
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
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| StoneSprings Hospital Center | — | $2,407median of 6 plans | — | — | hospital fileMarch 1, 2026 |
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | $1,187 | $1,350median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | $5,447 | $2,314median of 4 plans | $867median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $5,447 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $2,029 | — | $211median of 1 plan | — | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center | $1,362 | $1,263median of 15 plans | $867median of 4 plans | $1,649median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital | $1,458 | $1,469median of 12 plans | $859median of 3 plans | $1,649median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $452 | $1,272median of 11 plans | — | $674median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Lowest Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | — | $1,230median of 6 plans | $697median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA | $1,710 | $2,190median of 11 plans | $713median of 6 plans | $1,142median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | $1,710 | $2,190median of 11 plans | $713median of 6 plans | $1,142median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $1,710 | $2,190median of 11 plans | $713median of 6 plans | $1,142median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA | $1,710 | $2,190median of 11 plans | $713median of 6 plans | $1,142median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAlexandria, VA | $1,710 | $2,190median of 11 plans | $713median of 6 plans | $1,142median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical CenterWoodbridge, VA | $1,685 | $1,981median of 5 plans | $709median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Reston Hospital Center | — | $2,402median of 6 plans | — | — | hospital fileMarch 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | $2,035 | $1,469median of 6 plans | $834median of 2 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital
Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia,
radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible,
and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →
Common questions
How much does epidural steroid injection (lumbar) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Epidural steroid injection (lumbar) in Washington, DC range from $1,187 at The George Washington University Hospital to $5,447 at Suburban Hospital (13 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for epidural steroid injection (lumbar)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System lists the lowest ($1,230, median of 6 plan rates) and StoneSprings Hospital Center the highest ($2,407, median of 6 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.