Facet joint injection (spine) cost in Colorado Springs, CO

Prices at 4 hospitals in Colorado Springs, CO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,277 — 40% above the US median ($912), roughly 12.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $1,049 $1,050
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs, CO $1,055 $1,125 101 min
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services Colorado Springs, CO $1,500 $1,180 ★ 3/5 193 min
St Francis Hospital-Interquest Colorado Springs, CO $1,833 $1,223 118 min

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,382
Cash / self-pay
$1,277
Insurer-negotiated
$1,152
Medicare pays
$99
$1,051$1,733
Median cash $1,277  ·  Medicare $99  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,277 — about 12.9× the Medicare rate ($99). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($198).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,382 list price could save about $2,105 (62%).

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Doctors who perform this in Colorado Springs

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Faisal Sayeed, M.D.Pain ManagementColorado Springs, CO177
Faisal Sayeed, M.D.Pain ManagementColorado Springs, CO177
Chris Malinky, MDInterventional Pain ManagementColorado Springs, CO138
Chris Malinky, MDInterventional Pain ManagementColorado Springs, CO138
Stephen Scheper, D.O.Physical Medicine and RehabilitationColorado Springs, CO111
Stephen Scheper, D.O.Physical Medicine and RehabilitationColorado Springs, CO97
Mark Meyer, MDAnesthesiologyColorado Springs, CO80
Tyler Nickle, DOPain ManagementColorado Springs, CO59
Tyler Nickle, DOPain ManagementColorado Springs, CO58
Vladislav Suntsov, DOPain ManagementColorado Springs, CO56
Vladislav Suntsov, DOPain ManagementColorado Springs, CO56
Mark Meyer, MDAnesthesiologyColorado Springs, CO53

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