Prices at 8 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,301 — 98% above the US median ($1,163), roughly 17.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,032 | $410 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $1,363 | $488 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif | Sacramento, CA | $1,430 | $177 | — | — | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $1,667 | $200 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $2,934 | $203 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $2,934 | $203 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $4,272 | $1,289 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | — |
| Sutter Center for Psychiatry | Sacramento, CA | $4,272 | $1,293 | — | — | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $2,301 — about 17.9× the Medicare rate ($128). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($257).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,503 list price could save about $2,202 (49%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Sacramento
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govind Mukundan, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 119 |
| Himaja Peddi, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 104 |
| Arthur Dublin, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 96 |
| Narasimhachari Raghavan, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 87 |
| Jeffrey Kuo, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 85 |
| Richard Latchaw, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 78 |
| Letizia Antonietti, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 65 |
| Calvin Wang, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 60 |
| Rajkamal Khangura, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 46 |
| Sunita Saith, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 39 |
| Eli Groppo, M.D. | Otolaryngology | Sacramento, CA | 35 |
| Hatice Kader Karli Oguz, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 35 |
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