How much does facet joint injection, lumbar, 1 level cost in Michigan?
CPT 64493 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Michigan.
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64493 Facet joint injection, lumbar, 1 level
Market typical price
$1,316
55 facilities · typical range $872 – $1,892 · 1.5× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$1,316
Medicare $890
$110 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $3,359
What Medicare pays
$890
Market typical
$1,316
Cash / self-pay price
$1,349
Prices near you — 55 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Jackson Hospital (former Allegiance Health) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $110cash | 0.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| McLaren Flint ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $113cash | 0.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Hurley Medical Center (Flint) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $181cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $209cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Midland ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $209cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.9% |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw (former St. Mary's of Michigan) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $209cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| University of Michigan Health-West (Wyoming) | Hospital | $364cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| McLaren Bay Region (Bay City) | Hospital | $514cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing (Edward W. Sparrow Hospital) | Hospital | $640cash | 0.7× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Northern Michigan (Petoskey) | Hospital | $681cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Straith Hospital for Special Surgery (Southfield) [ORTHO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL] | Hospital | $793negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| McLaren Oakland (Pontiac) | Hospital | $842cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital (Grand Blanc; former Ascension Genesys) | Hospital | $842negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Beacon Kalamazoo (former Ascension Borgess Medical Center) | Hospital | $872negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital (former Ascension Providence; shares CCN with Southfield) | Hospital | $872negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital (former Ascension Providence) | Hospital | $872negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital (former Ascension Providence Rochester) | Hospital | $872negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Holland Hospital | Hospital | $874cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital (former Ascension Macomb-Oakland) | Hospital | $881negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital (former Mercy Health Saint Mary's) | Hospital | $945cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital (former Mercy Health Hackley) | Hospital | $945cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| McLaren Macomb (Mount Clemens) | Hospital | $1,022cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital (East Grand Rapids; shares CCN with Butterworth) | Hospital | $1,058cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids) | Hospital | $1,058cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| McLaren Port Huron | Hospital | $1,084cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital | Hospital | $1,176cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) | Hospital | $1,216cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital (Clinton Township) | Hospital | $1,216cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | Hospital | $1,216cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital | Hospital | $1,216cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital (St. Joseph) | Hospital | $1,316negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Covenant HealthCare (Saginaw) | Hospital | $1,349cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| University of Michigan Health University Hospital (Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor) | Hospital | $1,451cash | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | Hospital | $1,513cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Munson Medical Center (Traverse City) | Hospital | $1,578cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (Commerce Township) | Hospital | $1,619cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5% |
| Chelsea Hospital (Trinity Health / Michigan Medicine) | Hospital | $1,657cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | Hospital | $1,657cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Trinity Health Livingston Hospital (Howell) | Hospital | $1,657cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Trinity Health Livonia Hospital | Hospital | $1,657cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital (Pontiac) | Hospital | $1,657cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.7% |
| DMC Harper University Hospital | Hospital | $1,892cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital | Hospital | $2,021cash | 2.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo) | Hospital | $2,021cash | 2.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Henry Ford St. John Hospital (Detroit; former Ascension St. John) | Hospital | $2,258cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital | Hospital | $2,382cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center (Southfield) [PHYSICIAN-OWNED SURGICAL HOSPITAL] | Hospital | $2,850cash | 3.2× | — |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Hospital | $3,359cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Hospital | $3,359cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital | Hospital | $3,359cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital | Hospital | $3,359cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4% |
| Corewell Health Taylor Hospital | Hospital | $3,359cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital | Hospital | $3,359cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital | Hospital | $3,359cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (Royal Oak) | Hospital | $3,359cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 6 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 64493 cost in Michigan?
For facet joint injection, lumbar, 1 level (CPT 64493) in Michigan, a fair self-pay price is around $1,316, with hospitals ranging from $872 to $1,892 across 55 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $890, the benchmark every published rate is measured against. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does facet joint injection, lumbar, 1 level cost in Michigan?
A fair self-pay price for facet joint injection, lumbar, 1 level (CPT 64493) in Michigan is around $1,316, with hospital prices ranging from $872 to $1,892 across 55 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 64493?
Medicare pays about $890 for facet joint injection, lumbar, 1 level (CPT 64493). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of facet joint injection, lumbar, 1 level?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.