Prices at 6 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,332 — 118% above the US median ($610), roughly 13.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $401 | $470 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $530 | $644 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $853 | $101 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $1,811 | — | ★ 4/5 | 192 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $1,910 | — | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $1,910 | — | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
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 $1,332 — about 13.2× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,986 list price could save about $654 (33%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Takeda | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 310 |
| William Lewis, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 169 |
| Suchdeep Bains, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 97 |
| Edris Aman, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 96 |
| Kwame Atsina, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 93 |
| Tin Nguyen, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 88 |
| Thomas Smith, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 88 |
| Joseph Kozina, MD | Interventional Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 88 |
| Dali Fan, M.D. | Undefined Physician type | Sacramento, CA | 74 |
| Sandhya Venugopal, M.D. | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 73 |
| Haseeb Saeed, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 67 |
| Syed Latif, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 66 |
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