Eye exam (follow-up) cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for eye exam, returning patient, intermediate: from $216.52 to $292.24, with a median of $292.24. The lowest listed price is at Riverside University Medical Center — $75.72 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $146.72 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 92012, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Est Pat Eye Exam & Treat Inter | $216.52 | $216.52 | $23.77–$270.17 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Est Pat Eye Exam & Treat Inter | $216.52 | $216.52 | $23.77–$270.17 | — | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 OPHTH MEDICAL XM&EVAL INTERMEDIATE ESTAB PT | $292.24 | $562.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $216.52, median $292.24, highest $292.24 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $292.24. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
An intermediate eye exam checks a specific problem or follows up a known condition.
What the price covers
The price covers the exam. Refraction for glasses (92015) is often billed separately.