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Sacroiliac joint injection in California

CPT 27096 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $525 to $2,254 at the 16 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$960typical cash price
$4,292typical commercial insurer rate
$525–$2.3kcash price range, 7 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
University of California Davis Medical Center
$525
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas
$656
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
$656
El Camino Health
$960
Grossmont Hospital
$1,408
Sharp Memorial Hospital
$1,408
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
$2,254

California typical cash price: $960

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$1,312$525$8,600$85–$10,525 · 24 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas$2,622$656$456$393–$1,523 · 79 plans
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla$2,622$656$456$393–$1,187 · 79 plans
El Camino HealthMountain View$3,839$960–
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa$1,877$1,408$983$560–$1,408 · 33 plans
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego$1,877$1,408$1,251$742–$1,539 · 20 plans
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton$5,636$2,254$4,583$1,736–$5,766 · 6 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose––$5,022$66–$7,492 · 17 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$4,002$1,360–$6,241 · 7 plans
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks––$6,767$66–$10,143 · 15 plans
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding––$6,479$3,905–$10,320 · 10 plans
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles––$4,576only 2 plans
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood––$235$160–$404 · 12 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford––$12,849$7,125–$18,746 · 5 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$8,064only 1 plan
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$8,064only 1 plan
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does sacroiliac joint injection cost at a hospital in California?

At 7 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for sacroiliac joint injection is $960, and most charge between $603 and $1,746. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $4,292. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for sacroiliac joint injection?

At 2 of the 6 hospitals in California that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for sacroiliac joint injection?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $525 at University of California Davis Medical Center. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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