Occipital nerve block cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 30 hospitals list a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $52.00 to $4,626.25, with a median of $764.10. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $712.10 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $878.80 at 141 hospitals.
- The median here, $764.10, is 42% above the US median of $540.00.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 30 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 30 facilities across 24 cities for code 64405, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$52.00UCI Health-Orange
Median$764.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,626.25in this market
Difference89.0×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $52.00Highest $4,626.25
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $130.00 | — | 60% |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $165.90 | $474.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $165.90 | $474.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $182.70 | $522.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $290.50 | $830.00 | — | 65% |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 N BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $320.95 | $917.00 | $283.44–$1,668.00 | 65% |
| San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas, CA · (909) 599-6811 Hc Inj Nerv Blck, Greater Occipital File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $392.00 | $1,475.95 | $90.25–$1,475.95 | 73% |
| West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Hc Inj Nerv Blck, Greater Occipital File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $392.00 | $1,863.80 | $90.25–$1,863.80 | 79% |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Hc Inj Nerv Blck, Greater Occipital File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $392.00 | $1,863.80 | $90.25–$1,863.80 | 79% |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 OCCIPTAL NERVE BLOCK File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $392.00 | $515.00 | $90.25–$515.00 | 24% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Inj Nerv Blck, Greater Occipital File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $392.00 | $1,863.80 | $90.25–$1,863.80 | 79% |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $474.72 | $989.00 | — | 52% |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $510.30 | $1,458.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $658.56 | $1,372.00 | — | 52% |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 INJS GRTR OCCP NRV AA/ST File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $680.50 | $1,573.00 | $25.40–$6,253.00 | 57% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $847.70 | $2,422.00 | — | 65% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $878.80 | $1,690.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $878.80 | $1,690.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $878.80 | $1,690.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $878.80 | $1,690.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $878.80 | $1,690.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $878.80 | $1,690.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $878.80 | $1,690.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $878.80 | $1,690.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $878.80 | $1,690.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB INJ ANESTH/STEROID GRTR OCCPTL NRV+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $1,365.34 | $2,100.52 | $367.57–$9,827.82 | 35% |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Njx Aa+/Strd Gr Ocpl Nrv File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,418.50 | $1,418.50 | — | — |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,472.64 | $3,068.00 | — | 52% |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon, CA · (310) 510-0700 Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $2,853.83 | $4,076.90 | $62.92–$4,076.90 | 30% |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Njx Aa+/Strd Gr Ocpl Nrv File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,626.25 | $4,626.25 | — | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $52.00, median $764.10, highest $4,626.25 — a 89.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $878.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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