How much does therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ) cost in California?
CPT 96372 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
96372 Therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ)
Ask to pay
$142
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$187
Medicare $71
Ask $142
$38 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $1,153
What Medicare paysⓘ
$71
Typical price near you
$187
Cash / self-pay price
$187
Prices near you — 89 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) lowest | Hospital | $38negotiated | 0.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $38negotiated | 0.5× | — |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $40cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $46cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley (Simi Valley) | Hospital | $53cash | 0.7× | — |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $57cash | 0.8× | — |
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) | Hospital | $58cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $62cash | 0.9× | — |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $63cash | 0.9× | — |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $72cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $73cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $78cash | 1.1× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $80cash | 1.1× | — |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $80cash | 1.1× | — |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $80cash | 1.1× | — |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $84cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $88cash | 1.2× | — |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $89cash | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $92cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Inglewood) | Hospital | $92cash | 1.3× | — |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $96cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $106cash | 1.5× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $112cash | 1.6× | — |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $113cash | 1.6× | — |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $116cash | 1.6× | — |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $119cash | 1.7× | — |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $126cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $135cash | 1.9× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $135cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $135cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $139cash | 2.0× | — |
| USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) | Hospital | $140cash | 2.0× | — |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $146cash | 2.0× | — |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $151cash | 2.1× | — |
| Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System (Oakland) | Hospital | $154cash | 2.2× | — |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $167cash | 2.3× | — |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $168cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $169cash | 2.4× | — |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) | Hospital | $176cash | 2.5× | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $178cash | 2.5× | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $186cash | 2.6× | — |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $187cash | 2.6× | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $187cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $187cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $187cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $187cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta (Murrieta) | Hospital | $196cash | 2.8× | — |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $198cash | 2.8× | — |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $198cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $198cash | 2.8× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $198cash | 2.8× | — |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) | Hospital | $199cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Concord Medical Center (Concord) | Hospital | $199cash | 2.8× | — |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $200cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $200cash | 2.8× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $213cash | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) | Hospital | $221negotiated | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $221cash | 3.1× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $226cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $226cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $226cash | 3.2× | — |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $241cash | 3.4× | — |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $257cash | 3.6× | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $268cash | 3.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $272cash | 3.8× | — |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $275cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $279cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $279cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $279cash | 3.9× | — |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $297cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $297cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) | Hospital | $297cash | 4.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $297cash | 4.2× | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center (Roseville) | Hospital | $325cash | 4.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Memorial Medical Center (Modesto) | Hospital | $325cash | 4.6× | — |
| Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (Sacramento) | Hospital | $325cash | 4.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) | Hospital | $325cash | 4.6× | — |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $345cash | 4.8× | — |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) | Hospital | $345cash | 4.8× | — |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $345cash | 4.8× | — |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) | Hospital | $345cash | 4.8× | — |
| Sutter Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (Burlingame) | Hospital | $345cash | 4.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $373cash | 5.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford (Palo Alto) | Hospital | $376cash | 5.3× | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) | Hospital | $390cash | 5.5× | — |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) | Hospital | $456cash | 6.4× | — |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) gross charge | Hospital | $582cash | 8.2× | — |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) gross charge | Hospital | $592cash | 8.3× | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) gross charge | Hospital | $1,153cash | 16.2× | — |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 3 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 96372 (Therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ)), Medicare's benchmark rate is $71.17. A fair self-pay target for this line is $142.34. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 96372 is $186.74, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $109.00–$279.00. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 96372 cost in California?
For therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ) (CPT 96372) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $187, with hospitals ranging from $109 to $279 across 89 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $71, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ) cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ) (CPT 96372) in California is around $187, with hospital prices ranging from $109 to $279 across 89 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 96372?
Medicare pays about $71 for therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ) (CPT 96372). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of therapeutic injection (IM/SubQ)?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.