How long will the nerve block last?

How long a nerve block lasts affects what it is worth to you, so the duration is a price question as much as a medical one.

Hours or days, by one description

Wikipedia gives a short-term answer for the type it describes. Local anesthetic nerve block (sometimes referred to as simply "nerve block") is a short-term block, usually lasting hours or days, involving the injection of an anesthetic, a corticosteroid , and other agents onto or near a nerve.

That describes the block in general. It is not a promise about your result.

Why the duration matters for cost

A block that lasts hours or days leaves you comparing a price against a short window. Only two answers together give a firm number here: the price per visit and the visit count the plan expects.

What to do next

Ask the office what relief it expects, for how long, and what it plans if the effect fades. The hospital system's page on cortisone shots and steroid injections is one place to read about the steroid it mentions. The MedlinePlus pain page and the hospital system's pain management guide give the wider picture.

Comparing offices on injection count

A ballpark says what one injection costs. A quote should also say how many the plan assumes. If you are in Garfield and comparing offices, ask each the same two questions and keep the answers side by side.