Prices at 6 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,027 — 159% above the US median ($1,166), roughly 19.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $841 | $1,285 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $1,112 | $1,599 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $2,744 | $6,674 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $3,310 | $831 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $3,310 | $831 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $3,919 | — | ★ 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 October 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 $3,027 — about 19.6× the Medicare rate ($155). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($309).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,915 list price could save about $1,888 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bowers, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Sacramento, CA | 97 |
| Arash Aryana, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Sacramento, CA | 86 |
| Padraig Oneill, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Sacramento, CA | 67 |
| Ebtesam Gerges, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | Physician Assistant | Sacramento, CA | 40 |
| William Lewis, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 34 |
| Shaun Giancaterino, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 33 |
| Richard Ericson, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 33 |
| Victor Ochoa, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 31 |
| Tin Nguyen, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 30 |
| Alifeya Attarwala, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 22 |
| Uday Gajjandra Sandhu, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Sacramento, CA | 22 |
| Haseeb Saeed, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 22 |
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