Urinalysis cost in Sacramento, CA

Prices at 8 hospitals in Sacramento, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $53 — 56% above the US median ($34), roughly 19.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $24 $7 ★ 3/5 171 min 14.7%
Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif Sacramento, CA $28 $3
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $31 $9 ★ 3/5 185 min 15.2%
University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA $37 $3 ★ 4/5 359 min 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento Sacramento, CA $69 $3 ★ 4/5 15.8%
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento Sacramento, CA $69 $3 ★ 2/5 15.8%
Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA $119 ★ 4/5 189 min 14.9%
Sutter Center for Psychiatry Sacramento, CA $119

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$113
Cash / self-pay
$53
Insurer-negotiated
$3
Medicare pays
$3
$27$119
Median cash $53  ·  Medicare $3  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $53 — about 19.7× the Medicare rate ($3). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($5).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $113 list price could save about $60 (53%).

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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.

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