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MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL vs METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO.

Side-by-side prices for 23 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL is cheaper on more procedures (22 vs 0).

MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL
Sacramento, CA
Dignity Health
Cheaper on 22 of 23 procedures
vs.
METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO
Sacramento, CA
Dignity Health
Cheaper on 0 of 23 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure MERCY METHODIST Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $1,237 $1,634 MERCY ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $1,892 $2,500 MERCY ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $1,135 $1,499 MERCY ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $2,042 $2,698 MERCY ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $409 $540 MERCY ↓
DXA bone density scan $256 $338 MERCY ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $230 $304 MERCY ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $155 $204 MERCY ↓
Lipid panel $74 $98 MERCY ↓
CBC with differential $41 $54 MERCY ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $55 $73 MERCY ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $119 $157 MERCY ↓
Urinalysis — $13 tie
EKG with interpretation $119 $157 MERCY ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $967 $1,277 MERCY ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $81 $107 MERCY ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $93 $123 MERCY ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $699 $924 MERCY ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $409 $540 MERCY ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $87 $115 MERCY ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $101 $133 MERCY ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $609 $804 MERCY ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $124 $164 MERCY ↓

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The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

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