Prices at 8 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $80 — 26% above the US median ($63), roughly 8.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $60 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 14.7% |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $69 | $14 | ★ 4/5 | 359 min | 15.2% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $79 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | 15.2% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $80 | $10 | ★ 4/5 | — | 15.8% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $80 | $10 | ★ 2/5 | — | 15.8% |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif | Sacramento, CA | $101 | $12 | — | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $203 | — | ★ 4/5 | 189 min | 14.9% |
| Sutter Center for Psychiatry | Sacramento, CA | $203 | — | — | — | — |
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)
Typical cash price here is $80 — about 8.2× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($19).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $188 list price could save about $108 (58%).
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Guzman, D.O., MPH | Internal Medicine | Sacramento, CA | 155 |
| Dawei Zheng, MD | Family Practice | Sacramento, CA | 149 |
| Patrick Richards, MD | Endocrinology | Sacramento, CA | 125 |
| Madeline Nguyen, D.O. | Family Practice | Sacramento, CA | 80 |
| Biju Varughese, M.D. | Family Practice | Sacramento, CA | 74 |
| Sima Sitaula, N.P. | Nurse Practitioner | Sacramento, CA | 69 |
| Ushaanthy Ravindran, M.D. | Endocrinology | Sacramento, CA | 68 |
| Francisco Garcia, M.D. | Family Practice | Sacramento, CA | 65 |
| Charles Hooper, D.O. | Family Practice | Sacramento, CA | 58 |
| Bryan Lee, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Sacramento, CA | 57 |
| Anita Makowski, PAC | Physician Assistant | Sacramento, CA | 53 |
| Nancy Couper-Kemnitz, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Sacramento, CA | 50 |
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