Quit-smoking counseling cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for quit-smoking counseling, 3 to 10 minutes as an inpatient: from $15.00 to $75.92, with a median of $49.44. The lowest listed price is at Palo Verde Hospital — $34.44 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $73.36 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 99406, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Verde Hospital lowest Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 99406 Smoking/Tobacco Cessation Counseling; 3-10 Min | $15.00 | $20.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SMOKING/TOBACCO VISIT 3-10 MIN | $41.40 | $92.00 | $16.65–$69.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SMOKING CESSATION 3 - 10 MIN | $44.10 | $98.00 | $19.60–$83.30 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SMOKING CESSATION 3 - 10 MIN | $44.10 | $98.00 | $19.60–$88.20 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SMOKING/TOBACCO VISIT 3-10 MIN | $47.70 | $106.00 | $21.20–$95.40 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $49.44 | $103.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $75.92 | $146.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $75.92 | $146.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 TOBACCO USE CESSATION INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $75.92 | $146.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Smoking/Tobacco Visit 3-10 Min | $75.92 | $75.92 | $13.37–$75.92 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Smoking/Tobacco Visit 3-10 Min | $75.92 | $75.92 | $13.37–$75.92 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Smoking Cessation 3 - 10 Min | $75.92 | $75.92 | $13.37–$75.92 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Smoking Cessation 3 - 10 Min | $75.92 | $75.92 | $13.37–$75.92 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $15.00, median $49.44, highest $75.92 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $47.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 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
Brief counseling to help quit smoking or vaping.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.