Lumbar facet injection cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $1,083.00 to $2,059.20, with a median of $1,286.10. The lowest listed price is at San Antonio Regional Hospital — $203.10 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,059.20 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 64493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 2, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Regional Hospital lowest Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,083.00 | $5,612.00 | $144.45–$8,137.40 | 81% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital one side Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 INJ ANES/STER LUMB/SACR SGL LT | $1,132.00 | $2,016.54 | $144.45–$2,016.54 | 44% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Inj Dx/Thr Paravrt Facet Jnt Img Lumb/Sac 1St Lvl | $1,132.00 | $4,342.25 | $144.45–$4,342.25 | 74% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital one side Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 INJ ANES/STER LUMB/SACR SGL RT | $1,132.00 | $2,016.54 | $144.45–$2,016.54 | 44% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Inj Dx/Thr Paravrt Facet Jnt Img Lumb/Sac 1St Lvl | $1,132.00 | $4,342.25 | $144.45–$4,342.25 | 74% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lumbar/Sacral Fct Inj 1st Lvl | $1,169.53 | $1,169.53 | $144.45–$1,866.48 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lumbar/Sacral Fct Inj 1st Lvl | $1,169.53 | $1,169.53 | $144.45–$1,866.48 | — | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET INJECT/INT | $1,286.10 | $2,858.00 | $517.30–$8,962.13 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET INJECT/INT | $1,286.10 | $2,858.00 | $248.45–$27,467.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC LUMBAR/SACRAL FACET INJECT/INT | $1,323.00 | $2,940.00 | $242.68–$32,312.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 NJX DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,059.20 | $3,960.00 | $883.00–$2,627.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital both sides Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 INJ ANES/STER LUMB/SACR SGL BI | $1,132.00 | $2,016.54 | $144.45–$2,016.54 | 44% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,083.00, median $1,286.10, highest $2,059.20 — a 1.9× 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 7 facilities here, median $1,323.00. 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 11 of 11 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 it is
This injection puts numbing medicine or a steroid into or near a facet joint of the lower back, using imaging to guide the needle.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection and imaging guidance. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.