Prices at 6 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,879 — 54% above the US median ($3,166), roughly 11.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $2,221 | $1,767 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 14.7% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $2,934 | $1,758 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | 15.2% |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $4,612 | $488 | ★ 4/5 | 359 min | 15.2% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $5,146 | $1,830 | ★ 4/5 | — | 15.8% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $5,146 | $1,830 | ★ 2/5 | — | 15.8% |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $9,698 | — | ★ 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)
Typical cash price here is $4,879 — about 11.4× the Medicare rate ($428). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($856).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $9,942 list price could save about $5,063 (51%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nataraj Shanmugam, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 369 |
| Ting Tsai, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 182 |
| Tin Nguyen, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 167 |
| Tejpal Randhawa, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 154 |
| Victor Ochoa, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 148 |
| Stephen Malutich | Nuclear Medicine | Sacramento, CA | 140 |
| Alvin Yamamoto, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 131 |
| Stephen Wall, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Sacramento, CA | 117 |
| Sarwar Orakzai, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 116 |
| Lorenzo Nardo | Nuclear Medicine | Sacramento, CA | 88 |
| Fatma Sen, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 78 |
| Cameron Foster, M.D. | Nuclear Medicine | Sacramento, CA | 70 |
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