Prices at 4 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $171 — 46% below the US median ($318), roughly 0.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $116 | $284 | ★ 3/5 | 170 min | — |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $154 | $285 | ★ 3/5 | 185 min | — |
| University of California Davis Medical Center | Sacramento, CA | $188 | $183 | ★ 4/5 | 328 min | — |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif | Sacramento, CA | $731 | $156 | — | — | — |
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 $171 — about 0.7× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $533 list price could save about $362 (68%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arash Aryana, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Sacramento, CA | 369 |
| Mark Bowers, MD | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Sacramento, CA | 219 |
| Nidal Khalili, MD | Neurology | Sacramento, CA | 186 |
| David Roberts, M.D | Interventional Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 181 |
| Ushaanthy Ravindran, M.D. | Endocrinology | Sacramento, CA | 175 |
| Elizabeth Giles, M.D. | Hospice and Palliative Care | Sacramento, CA | 171 |
| Timothy Chen, MD | Neurology | Sacramento, CA | 165 |
| Shawn Kile, M.D. | Neurology | Sacramento, CA | 164 |
| Manjinder Uppal, D.O. | Rheumatology | Sacramento, CA | 156 |
| Reena Nanjireddy, MD | Neurology | Sacramento, CA | 151 |
| Philip Bach, MD | Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | 151 |
| Sophie Teng, MD | Neurology | Sacramento, CA | 150 |
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