Prices at 8 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,623 — 155% above the US median ($1,811), roughly 16.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,617 | $617 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $2,136 | $612 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif | Sacramento, CA | $2,497 | $382 | — | — | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $4,623 | $310 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $4,990 | $413 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $4,990 | $413 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $6,173 | $4,446 | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | — |
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 $4,623 — about 16.9× the Medicare rate ($274). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($548).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $7,418 list price could save about $2,795 (38%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Chau, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 295 |
| Letizia Antonietti, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 220 |
| Narasimhachari Raghavan, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 176 |
| Govind Mukundan, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 166 |
| Himaja Peddi, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 164 |
| Michael Baggett, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 158 |
| Parminder Deol, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 127 |
| Jeffrey Kuo, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 125 |
| Hatice Kader Karli Oguz, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 118 |
| Henry Andoh, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 114 |
| Calvin Wang, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 99 |
| Matthew Bobinski, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 92 |
All CT angiography of the head prices in California → · All CT angiography of the head prices (national) · All hospitals in Sacramento