CT scan of the chest without contrast cost in Fresno, CA

Prices at 3 hospitals in Fresno, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $183 — 85% below the US median ($1,229), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA $177 $34 ★ 2/5 244 min 15.9%
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA $183 $142 14.4%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Fresno Fresno, CA $2,845 $190 ★ 4/5 14.6%

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 July 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)
$2,629
Cash / self-pay
$183
Insurer-negotiated
$142
Medicare pays
$133
$178$2,312
Median cash $183  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $183 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($133). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($265).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,629 list price could save about $2,446 (93%).

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Doctors who perform this in Fresno

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
Hans-Joachim Hildebrandt, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA242
Maria Quezada, MDDiagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA98
H Sapna Reddy, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA88
Obadiah Elkins, MDDiagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA83
Stephen Balfour, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA83
Jason Roberts, MDDiagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA67
Michael Mousa, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA60
Ivan Ramirez, MDDiagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA59
Nitasha Klar, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA56
Marc DraegerDiagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA55
Anik PatelDiagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA54
Edward Math, MDDiagnostic RadiologyFresno, CA47

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