Across 23 UK private hospitals that publish a price for pain management injections for back and facet joints, the indicative self-pay cost runs from £1,931 to £3,351, a median of £2,239. That is a spread of £1,420 — 74% — for the same procedure depending on where it is done.
This is one of the private orthopaedic and joint surgery costs we track, where you can compare it against related procedures.
| Hospital | Group | Listed as | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £1,931 |
| Yale | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £1,941 |
| St Anthonys | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £1,956 |
| Hull and East Riding | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,002 |
| Hartswood | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,017 |
| Elland | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,051 |
| Bristol | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,052 |
| Liverpool | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,176 |
| Little Aston | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,182 |
| Cheshire | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,195 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,221 |
| Thames Valley | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,239 |
| Nottingham | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,271 |
| Wellesley | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - paravertebral block) | from £2,277 |
| The Montefiore | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - paravertebral block) | from £2,287 |
| Bushey | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,470 |
| Parkway | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,491 |
| The Montefiore | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,496 |
| Harpenden | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,515 |
| Cambridge Lea | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,521 |
| Wellesley | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,580 |
| Gatwick Park | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,809 |
| Alexandra | Spire Healthcare | Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £3,351 |
Why pain management injections for back and facet joints prices vary this much
The 74% spread on pain management injections for back and facet joints is not a quality signal. Published prices differ because of what the package includes — length of stay, follow-up, implants or consumables — and because consultant fees and theatre costs vary by location. Some listings above are a specific variant of pain management injections for back and facet joints rather than the standard one, which is why the exact wording each hospital uses is shown.
Compare like with like before reading anything into the pain management injections for back and facet joints gap: ask each hospital what the quoted figure covers, whether the initial consultation is included, and what happens to the price if you need a longer stay than the package assumes.
Would private health insurance pay for pain management injections for back and facet joints?
Not if you already have the problem. Cover is written for conditions that arise after it starts, so anything you already have symptoms of is a pre-existing condition and excluded — permanently under full medical underwriting, or until a symptom-free period has passed under a moratorium. Freedom Health Insurance names a five-year look-back; WPA adds a 14-day deferment on anything arising in the first fortnight.
Bought before symptoms, a policy is what turns £2,239 into a claim. Bought after, it will not. Get a free quote to see what cover would cost you, or read how UK cover compares and the FCA-authorised brokers.
Full price lists
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Cardiff
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Yale
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare St Anthonys
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Hull and East Riding
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Hartswood
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Elland
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Bristol
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Liverpool
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Little Aston
- Every treatment priced at Spire Healthcare Cheshire
Sources
- Source: Spire Healthcare Cardiff, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cardiff-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Yale, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-yale-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare St Anthonys, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-st-anthonys-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Hull and East Riding, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-hull-and-east-riding-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Hartswood, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-hartswood-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Elland, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-elland-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Bristol, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bristol-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Liverpool, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-liverpool-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Little Aston, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-little-aston-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Cheshire, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cheshire-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-edinburgh-hospitals-murrayfield-and-shawfair-park/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Thames Valley, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-thames-valley-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Nottingham, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-nottingham-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Wellesley, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-wellesley-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare The Montefiore, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/the-montefiore-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Bushey, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bushey-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Parkway, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-parkway-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare The Montefiore, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/the-montefiore-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Harpenden, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-harpenden-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Cambridge Lea, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cambridge-lea-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Wellesley, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-wellesley-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Gatwick Park, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-gatwick-park-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.
- Source: Spire Healthcare Alexandra, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-alexandra-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.