Prices at 4 hospitals in San Francisco, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $502 — 88% above the US median ($267), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Pacific Medical Center-Van Ness Campus | San Francisco, CA | $210 | $257 | ★ 3/5 | 198 min | — |
| UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital | San Francisco, CA | $407 | $236 | ★ 3/5 | 138 min | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp | San Francisco, CA | $597 | — | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $1,419 | — | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
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 $502 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($188). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($375).
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 San Francisco
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Seager, MD | Psychiatry | San Francisco, CA | 672 |
| Tatiana Doubnova, PSY.D. | Psychologist, Clinical | San Francisco, CA | 291 |
| Angela Lim, PMHNP | Nurse Practitioner | San Francisco, CA | 135 |
| Paul Mangal, PHD | Psychologist, Clinical | San Francisco, CA | 95 |
| Stephen Seager, MD | Psychiatry | San Francisco, CA | 92 |
| Emily Baldwin, MD | Psychiatry | San Francisco, CA | 81 |
| Eric Arnold, M.D. | Psychiatry | San Francisco, CA | 77 |
| Jessica Holliday, M.D. | Psychiatry | San Francisco, CA | 76 |
| Paulina Nanyingah, RN-BSN | Nurse Practitioner | San Francisco, CA | 70 |
| Valerie Jackson | Psychologist, Clinical | San Francisco, CA | 58 |
| Deborah Kass, PMHNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner | San Francisco, CA | 51 |
| Lawrence Kaplan, D.O. | Psychiatry | San Francisco, CA | 49 |
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