Lumbar facet injection cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $563.10 to $3,909.00, with a median of $1,286.10. The lowest listed price is at Eisenhower Medical Center — $723.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,059.20 at 148 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,286.10, is 16% below the US median of $1,538.11.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- Riverside, CA has the lowest median of 5 metro areas in California with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 3 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 64493, 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 Facet Jt Inj Sngl Lev Lumbar/Sac File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $563.10 | $2,098.00 | $629.40–$7,387.00 | 73% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 NERVE BLOCK STERILE NEEDLE INF W US File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $607.60 | $868.00 | $338.52–$781.20 | 30% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $1,083.00 | $5,612.00 | $144.45–$8,137.40 | 81% |
| Desert Valley Hospital one side Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 INJ ANES/STER LUMB/SACR SGL RT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,132.00 | $2,016.54 | $144.45–$2,016.54 | 44% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Inj Dx/Thr Paravrt Facet Jnt Img Lumb/Sac 1St Lvl File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,132.00 | $4,342.25 | $144.45–$4,342.25 | 74% |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Inj Dx/Thr Paravrt Facet Jnt Img Lumb/Sac 1St Lvl File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,132.00 | $4,342.25 | $144.45–$4,342.25 | 74% |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lumbar/Sacral Fct Inj 1st Lvl+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $1,169.53 | $1,169.53 | $144.45–$1,866.48 | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET INJECT/INT File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $1,286.10 | $2,858.00 | $248.45–$27,467.00 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET INJECT/INT File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $1,286.10 | $2,858.00 | $517.30–$8,962.13 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET INJECT/INT File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $1,323.00 | $2,940.00 | $242.68–$32,312.00 | 55% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 L/S FACET INJ IMAG LVL 1 File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $2,820.00 | $2,820.00 | $144.45–$2,820.00 | — |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center one side Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 FACET INJ IMAG LVL 1 RT+1 more line at this price File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $2,856.00 | $2,856.00 | $144.45–$2,856.00 | — |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC INJ DX/THER AGNT PARAVERT FACET JOINT,IMG GUIDE,LUMBAR/SAC, 1ST LEVEL+1 more line at this price File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $3,909.00 | $3,909.00 | $144.45–$2,834.03 | — |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 FACET INJ IMAG LVL 1 BIL File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $4,999.00 | $4,999.00 | $144.45–$4,999.00 | — |
| Desert Valley Hospital both sides Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 INJ ANES/STER LUMB/SACR SGL BI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,132.00 | $2,016.54 | $144.45–$2,016.54 | 44% |
Outpatient: lowest $563.10, median $1,286.10, highest $3,909.00 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,132.00, median $1,132.00, highest $1,132.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $2,059.20. 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 14 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 lumbar facet injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar facet injection explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 64493 ($1,440.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CAInjection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $93.60 | file |