Prices at 8 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $178 — 11% above the US median ($161), roughly 21.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $90 | — | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $90 | — | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $122 | $219 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $161 | $330 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif | Sacramento, CA | $195 | $19 | — | — | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $277 | $23 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $614 | — | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | — |
| Sutter Center for Psychiatry | Sacramento, CA | $614 | — | — | — | — |
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 $178 — about 21.3× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $561 list price could save about $382 (68%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Munir, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Sacramento, CA | 6,600 |
| Patricia Takeda | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 3,079 |
| William Lewis, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 3,036 |
| Saul Schaefer, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 2,878 |
| Ezra Amsterdam, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 2,333 |
| Sandhya Venugopal, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 2,176 |
| Daniel Vanhamersveld, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 1,345 |
| Lauren Kissinger, MD | Internal Medicine | Sacramento, CA | 1,343 |
| Dali Fan, M.D. | Undefined Physician type | Sacramento, CA | 1,279 |
| Reginald Low, M.D. | Interventional Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 1,144 |
| Tin Nguyen, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 1,003 |
| Thomas Smith, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 953 |
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