Defibrillator (ICD) implant cost in Sacramento, CA

Prices at 6 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $30,831 — 4% above the US median ($29,687), roughly 38.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $4,815 $13,877 ★ 3/5 185 min 15.2%
University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA $26,841 $30,204 ★ 4/5 359 min 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento Sacramento, CA $34,821 $40,706 ★ 4/5 15.8%
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento Sacramento, CA $34,821 $40,706 ★ 2/5 15.8%
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA $83,981 ★ 4/5 189 min 14.9%

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 August 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$62,180
Cash / self-pay
$30,831
Insurer-negotiated
$30,204
Medicare pays
$798
$4,230$59,401
Median cash $30,831  ·  Medicare $798  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $30,831 — about 38.6× the Medicare rate ($798). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,596).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $62,180 list price could save about $31,349 (50%).

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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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Arash Aryana, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologySacramento, CA19
Mark Bowers, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologySacramento, CA18
Jonathan Man, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologySacramento, CA14
Yingbo Yang, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologySacramento, CA13
Muhammad Munir, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologySacramento, CA13
Subramaniam Krishnan, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologySacramento, CA12
Uday Gajjandra Sandhu, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologySacramento, CA11

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