Occipital nerve block cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $195.42 to $2,171.00, with a median of $789.75. The lowest listed price is at Eisenhower Medical Center — $594.33 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $878.80 at 141 hospitals.
- The median here, $789.75, is 46% above the US median of $540.00.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Riverside, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 64405, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 25, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center lowest Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC Inj Anesthetic Greater Occip Nerve File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $195.42 | $1,824.00 | $90.25–$1,543.10 | 89% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 INJ - OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $207.73 | $296.75 | $115.73–$267.08 | 30% |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $266.40 | $1,110.00 | $41.00–$2,270.05 | 76% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Inj Nerv Blck, Greater Occipital File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $392.00 | $1,475.95 | $90.25–$1,475.95 | 73% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Inj Nerv Blck, Greater Occipital File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $392.00 | $1,475.95 | $90.25–$1,475.95 | 73% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $418.56 | $872.00 | — | 52% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC INJ ANES AGNT,GRTR OCCIPITAL N File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $419.40 | $932.00 | $168.69–$8,962.13 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC INJ ANES AGNT,GRTR OCCIPITAL N File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $789.75 | $1,755.00 | $119.55–$5,641.00 | 55% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Inj Anes Agnt, Grtr Occipital Nerve+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $825.86 | $825.86 | $62.92–$825.86 | — |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 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 - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 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 - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 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 - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NERVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $878.80 | $1,690.00 | $293.00–$871.00 | 48% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC INJ ANES AGNT,GRTR OCCIPITAL N File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $1,068.75 | $2,375.00 | $119.55–$5,523.00 | 55% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC INJECT NERV BLCK,GREAT OCCIPTL File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $2,171.00 | $2,171.00 | $62.92–$1,573.98 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $195.42, median $789.75, highest $2,171.00 — a 11.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 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 8 of 14 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.
What occipital nerve block is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Occipital nerve block explained.