Prices at 4 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $143 — 45% below the US median ($258), roughly 0.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $105 | $285 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $138 | $282 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $148 | $134 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif | Sacramento, CA | $713 | $109 | — | — | — |
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 $143 — about 0.8× the Medicare rate ($177). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($355).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $481 list price could save about $338 (70%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seshadri Kasturi, M.D. | Undefined Physician type | Sacramento, CA | 279 |
| Tiffanie Tam, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Sacramento, CA | 272 |
| Wesley Hilger, MD | Undefined Physician type | Sacramento, CA | 257 |
| Jacob Brubaker, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Sacramento, CA | 250 |
| Victor Ochoa, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 236 |
| Barbara Arnold, MD | Ophthalmology | Sacramento, CA | 222 |
| Eliot Dow, M.D., PH.D. | Ophthalmology | Sacramento, CA | 221 |
| Heather Davids, MD | Pain Management | Sacramento, CA | 217 |
| Kin Yee, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Sacramento, CA | 204 |
| Daniel Wong, ENDOCRINOLOGY | Endocrinology | Sacramento, CA | 204 |
| Uday Gajjandra Sandhu, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Sacramento, CA | 200 |
| Thomas Park, MD | Vascular Surgery | Sacramento, CA | 194 |
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