Compare: Sutter Center for Psychiatry vs Mercy General Hospital

Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 118 procedures both publish. Start over ·

Mercy General Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 330% lower than Sutter Center for Psychiatry (median across 118 shared procedures), winning on 118 of them.
Sutter Center for Psychiatry
Sacramento, CA
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Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
CMS rating ★★★☆☆
78% recommend · ER wait 171 min · readmit 14.7%
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cheaper on 118
ProcedureSutter Center for PsychiatryMercy General HospitalMedicare
Abdominal ultrasound$1,772$409$100
Abdominal ultrasound (complete)$1,887$409$114
Abdominal ultrasound (limited)$1,656$409$86
Abscess drainage (simple)$1,255$143$129
Abscess incision and drainage$1,255$144$174
Alkaline phosphatase test$94$13$5
ALT liver enzyme test$112$15$5
Ammonia blood test$387$86$15
Amylase test$220$49$6
Arterial blood gas (ABG)$755$169$26
AST liver enzyme test$114$15$5
Basic metabolic panel$383$78$8
Bilirubin blood test$123$6$5
Blood glucose test$102$28$5
BNP (heart failure) test$566$79$39
Bone scan (nuclear)$4,089$1,099$259
CA 19-9 tumor marker test$212$24$21
Calcium blood test$110$23$5
Carotid artery ultrasound$2,747$609$156
Chest X-ray$771$230$37
Chest X-ray (1 view)$738$230$25
Chest X-ray (2 views)$804$230$33
CK-MB heart enzyme test$377$123$12
Complete blood count (CBC)$198$45$7
Complete blood count (CBC) (complete)$217$41$8
Comprehensive metabolic panel$471$155$11
Cortisol test$283$38$16
COVID-19 PCR test$360$25$51
Creatine kinase (CK) test$243$31$7
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis$8,287$2,042$300
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast$8,287$2,042$300
CT scan of the chest$5,153$1,548$167
CT scan of the chest with contrast$5,153$1,548$167
CT scan of the head$4,869$1,548$148
CT scan of the head with and without contrast$5,345$1,548$173
CT scan of the head with contrast$4,869$1,548$148
CT scan of the head without contrast$4,312$1,032$107
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine)$5,058$1,617$168
CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast$5,058$1,078$131
CT scan of the sinuses$4,272$1,548$152
CT scan of the sinuses without contrast$4,272$1,032$128
D-dimer test$349$34$10
Drug screen (urine)$735$17$17
Echocardiogram$4,223$421$138
EEG (awake and asleep)$2,191$449$482
EKG / ECG (tracing only)$614$125$7
Electrocardiogram (EKG)$614$122$8
Electroencephalogram (EEG)$2,191$422$448
Electrolyte panel$208$85$7
Fecal occult blood (stool) test$105$20$10
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT)$96$12$4
Fecal occult blood (stool) test (immunochemical, FIT)$114$28$16
Ferritin (iron) test$256$163$14
Folate (folic acid) test$231$180$15
Free T4 thyroid test$231$85$9
GGT liver test$143$28$7
Group therapy session$289$61$30
HDL cholesterol test$126$15$8
Hematocrit test$98$14$2
Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test)$203$60$10
Hepatitis B test$147$27$10
Hepatitis C test$182$18$14
HIV test$236$39$19
HIV test (antigen/antibody combo)$299$39$24
Iron blood test$140$12$6
Kidney ultrasound$1,411$409$84
Kidney ultrasound (limited)$1,253$409$61
Lactate test$313$51$12
LDH test$157$25$6
Leg vein ultrasound (Doppler)$2,316$628$150
Lipase test$275$33$7
Liver function panel$309$69$8
Lung scan (V/Q)$4,296$1,267$291
Magnesium blood test$219$23$7
MRI of the brain$6,908$1,892$269
MRI of the brain without contrast$5,481$1,237$195
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine)$5,217$1,736$270
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine) without contrast$5,217$1,135$192
MRI of the pelvis$5,220$2,078$268
MRI of the pelvis with contrast$5,220$2,078$268
Nebulizer breathing treatment$685$187$9
Pelvic ultrasound$1,270$294$78
Pelvic ultrasound (complete)$1,596$409$105
Pelvic ultrasound (limited)$944$180$51
PET scan$10,163$900
Phosphorus blood test$142$29$5
Platelet count$140$36$4
Pregnancy blood test (hCG)$278$57$8
Pregnancy ultrasound$1,625$341$126
Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester)$1,625$409$117
Prostate test (PSA)$242$25$18
Psychotherapy session$597$147$140
Scrotal ultrasound$1,448$409$99
Sedimentation rate (ESR) test$125$51$3
Stress echocardiogram$4,073$953$209
T3 thyroid test$191$88$14
Tdap (tetanus) vaccine$381$40
Thyroid ultrasound$1,368$409$109
Troponin (heart) test$463$69$12
Uric acid (gout) test$134$39$5
Urinalysis$119$24$3
Urine microalbumin test$113$13$5
Urine pregnancy test$190$55$9
Vitamin B12 test$228$180$15
X-ray of the abdomen$666$242$36
X-ray of the facial bones$791$220$39
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine)$1,059$256$47
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (2 views)$966$256$40
X-ray of the lower back (lumbar spine) (4+ views)$1,151$256$53
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine)$956$256$36
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (2 views)$932$256$33
X-ray of the mid-back (thoracic spine) (3 views)$980$256$39
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine)$1,020$242$47
X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) (3 views)$864$230$40
X-ray of the pelvis$770$256$36
X-ray of the pelvis (1 view)$770$256$28
X-ray of the ribs$987$256$42
X-ray of the skull$960$256$40

Green = lower cash price. Source: hospitals' machine-readable files (45 CFR §180). Estimates — confirm with the hospital.