Question 1

Why do prices at Sutter Surgical Hospital North Valley 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 Surgical Hospital North Valley 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 Surgical Hospital North Valley 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 Surgical Hospital North Valley?

Accepted Answer

Contact Sutter Surgical Hospital North Valley'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 Surgical Hospital North Valley'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
Urgent Care Visit	other	$21	$21 to $21	Low
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel	lab	$178	$178 to $178	Low
Flu Vaccination	preventive	$182	$182 to $182	Low
PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen)	lab	$239	$239 to $239	Low
EKG (Electrocardiogram)	cardiac	$614	$614 to $614	Low
Physical Therapy Evaluation	therapy	$629	$629 to $629	Low
Cardiac Catheterization	cardiac	$1,390	$1,390 to $1,390	Low
Chemotherapy Administration	other	$1,666	$1,666 to $1,666	Low
IUD Insertion	other	$5,830	$5,830 to $5,830	Low
MRI of the Brain	imaging	$8,334	$8,334 to $8,334	Low
MRI of the Lower Back (Lumbar)	imaging	$8,441	$8,441 to $8,441	Low
Total Knee Replacement	surgery	$78,929	$78,929 to $78,929	Low
Spinal Fusion (Lumbar)	surgery	$208,537	$208,537 to $208,537	Low

Sutter Surgical Hospital North Valley

Fast Facts

Transparency Score

Procedure Pricing

Understanding Sutter Surgical Hospital North Valley's Pricing