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Injection of Drug or Substance Under Skin or Into Muscle Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 215 California hospitals. CPT 96372. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $159
📉 Low $11.20
📈 High $710
🏥 215 hospitals
🏛️ 166 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $17.13
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 215 hospitals.
Billed more than $159 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Health Net | Aetna | Kaiser | UHC | Cigna | MultiPlan | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLORADO RIVER MEDICAL CENTER NEEDLES |
$11.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANAHEIM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANAHEIM |
$19.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-BAKERSFIELD BAKERSFIELD |
$24.42 | $40.70 | $18.75 | $60.00 | — | $80.00 | — | — | — |
| OROVILLE HOSPITAL OROVILLE |
$25.00 | $48.00 | $39.00 | $67.00 | — | $42.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | — |
| SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER FRESNO |
$32.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARK TWAIN MEDICAL CENTER SAN ANDREAS |
$33.97 | $13.20 | $13.20 | $13.20 | $13.20 | $13.20 | $45.65 | $49.98 | $13.20 |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER BAKERSFIELD |
$34.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARDINE MEDICAL CENTER SAN BERNARDINO |
$34.97 | $89.25 | $26.47 | $94.75 | $31.50 | $90.43 | $65.10 | $84.00 | $90.43 |
| BEAR VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BIG BEAR LAKE |
$40.20 | $38.77 | $40.20 | — | — | $48.82 | — | — | — |
| SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING |
$44.47 | $15.30 | $66.10 | $53.40 | $92.15 | $75.00 | $38.90 | — | — |
| ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER ESPLANADE CHICO |
$45.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$45.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STANFORD HEALTH CARE STANFORD |
$58.50 | $71.36 | $43.82 | $92.80 | $39.31 | $59.73 | $43.26 | $39.31 | — |
| GLENDORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LONG BEACH |
$63.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER OF STOCKTON STOCKTON |
$65.57 | $101 | $58.71 | $101 | $21.52 | $95.40 | $101 | $174 | $101 |
| JEROLD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GARBERVILLE |
$65.87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE CEDARS-SINAI TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER TARZANA |
$71.75 | $36.98 | $171 | $92.60 | — | — | — | — | $94.46 |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL - ORANGE ORANGE |
$73.44 | $97.02 | $171 | $92.60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$80.00 | $97.23 | $94.46 | $92.60 | $106 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - PLACENTIA LINDA PLACENTIA |
$80.00 | $97.23 | $94.46 | $92.60 | $106 | — | — | — | — |
| UCI HEALTH - LOS ALAMITOS LOS ALAMITOS |
$80.00 | $97.23 | $94.46 | $92.60 | $106 | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER ORANGE |
$80.00 | $97.23 | $94.46 | $92.60 | $106 | — | — | — | — |
| CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CORONA |
$83.00 | — | — | $61.98 | $34.78 | $104 | $74.67 | $187 | — |
| PROVIDENCE ST. JUDE MEDICAL CENTER FULLERTON |
$84.00 | $97.02 | $171 | $92.60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER TORRANCE |
$84.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WATSONVILLE |
$86.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PETALUMA VALLEY HOSPITAL PETALUMA |
$87.72 | — | $97.03 | $99.01 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER REDDING REDDING |
$88.22 | $90.43 | $90.43 | $90.43 | $90.43 | $90.43 | $139 | $171 | $90.43 |
| MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL SACRAMENTO |
$88.95 | $93.52 | $55.15 | $93.52 | $93.52 | $21.52 | $269 | $326 | $93.52 |
| LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL STANFORD PALO ALTO |
$89.50 | $86.98 | — | $93.08 | — | — | $75.54 | — | — |
| UCSF LANGLEY PORTER PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL - MOUNT ZION 7TH FLOOR |
$91.50 | $132 | — | — | — | $126 | — | — | — |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO |
$91.50 | $132 | — | — | — | $126 | — | — | — |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA |
$92.00 | $18.75 | $20.06 | $118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH |
$92.00 | $92.15 | $20.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM |
$92.00 | $92.15 | $20.06 | $118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD |
$92.00 | $19.69 | $18.75 | $138 | $18.75 | $92.15 | — | $118 | — |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$92.00 | $18.75 | $18.75 | $45.00 | — | — | — | $45.00 | — |
| GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE |
$92.00 | $92.15 | $20.06 | $118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE |
$92.00 | $18.75 | $20.06 | $92.15 | — | $92.15 | — | — | — |
| MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$92.00 | $18.75 | $20.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO |
$92.00 | $18.75 | $18.75 | $118 | — | — | — | $118 | — |
| CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO |
$92.00 | $18.75 | $20.06 | $118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS |
$92.00 | $18.75 | $18.75 | $118 | — | — | — | $107 | — |
| PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY |
$92.00 | $92.15 | $20.06 | $18.75 | — | $18.75 | — | — | — |
| SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS |
$92.00 | $18.75 | $20.06 | $118 | — | $92.15 | — | — | — |
| SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING |
$92.00 | $92.15 | $92.15 | $118 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE MISSION HOSPITAL LAGUNA BEACH LAGUNA BEACH |
$95.52 | $97.02 | $171 | $92.60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PROVIDENCE REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FORTUNA |
$100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL PASADENA |
$103 | $88.62 | $91.28 | $22.42 | $266 | — | — | — | $88.62 |
| MISSION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - PANORAMA CAMPUS ROSCOE BLVD. PANORAMA CITY |
$103 | $88.62 | $91.28 | $22.42 | $266 | — | — | — | $88.62 |
| TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER OCEANSIDE |
$103 | $58.32 | $55.60 | $88.02 | $88.02 | $45.07 | $74.00 | $70.00 | — |
| SAN JOAQUIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FRENCH CAMP |
$103 | $65.80 | $86.37 | $89.60 | — | $89.60 | $89.60 | — | $89.60 |
| ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL CAMARILLO CAMARILLO |
$107 | $90.43 | $26.47 | $90.43 | $90.43 | $90.43 | $1,951 | $200 | $90.43 |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED MERCED |
$109 | $90.43 | $51.34 | $90.43 | $21.52 | $90.43 | $138 | $199 | $90.43 |
| WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WOODLAND |
$112 | $93.52 | $59.90 | $93.52 | $93.52 | $21.52 | $171 | $375 | — |
| MERCY SAN JUAN HOSPITAL CARMICHAEL |
$112 | $93.52 | $54.43 | $93.52 | $93.52 | $21.52 | $269 | $339 | $93.52 |
| SIERRA NEVADA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRASS VALLEY |
$113 | $93.52 | $53.72 | $93.52 | $93.52 | $93.52 | $139 | $157 | $93.52 |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND OAKLAND |
$113 | — | — | — | — | $102 | — | — | — |
| CONTRA COSTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MATRINEZ |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL W HUNTINGTON DRIVE ARCADIA |
$117 | $43.10 | $53.13 | $55.08 | $100 | $100 | $54.40 | $63.00 | $100 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 96372, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $92.68 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $159 for this?
That is the median of what the 215 California hospitals above publish for Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 96372 in California, Medicare reimburses about $17.13 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in California range from $11.20 to $710 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 9.3x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle cost in California?
- Cash prices for injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle (CPT 96372) in California range from $11.20 to $710, with a median of $159. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $11.20. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 96372 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.