Question 1

Why do prices at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento vary across procedures?

Accepted Answer

Hospital prices reflect many factors including procedure complexity, whether imaging contrast is used, anesthesia requirements, facility fees, and the physician's time. Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento publishes these prices as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180, and they represent the hospital's cash pay rates. Your actual cost may vary depending on your insurance plan, specific diagnosis, and any additional services required.

Question 2

Does the cash pay price include the radiologist or physician reading fee?

Accepted Answer

This depends on whether Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento bundles professional fees into the facility charge or bills them separately. We recommend calling the hospital's billing department directly and asking whether the published cash pay price is all-inclusive or whether you should expect a separate bill from the reading physician or specialist.

Question 3

How do I get a personalized estimate from Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento?

Accepted Answer

Contact Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento's billing or patient financial services department directly. Have your insurance card (if applicable), the procedure name, and your physician's order ready. Ask for a good faith estimate, which hospitals are required to provide under the No Surprises Act. The prices shown here are a starting point to help you ask the right questions, not a final quote.

Question 4

What does the Transparency Score mean?

Accepted Answer

The Transparency Score reflects how complete Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento's published pricing data is relative to the federal requirements and to other hospitals in the same metro. A higher score means more procedures covered, more payer rates reported, and better data quality. We source every number from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File and never interpolate missing data.

	Category		Range
Urinalysis	lab	$42	$42 to $42	Low
Emergency Room Visit	emergency	$145	$145 to $19,385	Low
Blood Test	lab	$178	$178 to $178	Low
Prostate Cancer Screening	other	$239	$239 to $239	Low
Physical Therapy	therapy	$330	$330 to $330	Low
Cholesterol Management	cardiac	$343	$343 to $343	Low
EKG (Electrocardiogram)	cardiac	$596	$596 to $596	Low
Prostate Biopsy	other	$713	$713 to $713	Low
Echocardiogram	imaging	$1,278	$1,278 to $1,278	Low
Dialysis	other	$4,182	$4,182 to $4,182	Low
CT Head	imaging	$5,345	$5,345 to $5,345	Low
Cardiac Catheterization	cardiac	$12,702	$12,702 to $45,290	Low
Radiation Therapy	other	$13,709	$13,709 to $57,823	Low
Kidney Stone Removal	other	$25,717	$25,717 to $25,717	Low
Breast Biopsy	other	$55,569	$55,569 to $55,569	Low

Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento

Fast Facts

Transparency Score

Procedure Pricing

Understanding Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento's Pricing