Prices at 8 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,178 — 50% above the US median ($1,455), roughly 11.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $1,548 | $594 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $1,792 | $239 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $2,045 | $608 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif | Sacramento, CA | $2,178 | $256 | — | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $3,265 | $275 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $3,265 | $275 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $4,703 | $1,535 | ★ 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 $2,178 — about 11.9× the Medicare rate ($183). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($367).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,830 list price could save about $3,652 (63%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lotfi Hacein-Bey, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 71 |
| Govind Mukundan, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 62 |
| Sunita Saith, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 61 |
| Narasimhachari Raghavan, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 53 |
| Hatice Kader Karli Oguz, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 32 |
| Richard Latchaw, M.D. | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 26 |
| Matthew Bobinski, MD | Diagnostic Radiology | Sacramento, CA | 25 |
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