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Mercy General Hospital: procedure prices

4001 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819 · part of Dignity Health (Sacramento). Median prices below are computed from the hospital's own price transparency file.

ProcedureGross chargeCash priceCommercial medianRange# rates
Cardiac stress test$2,233$487$1,675$409–$10,71019
EKG (electrocardiogram)$546$119$431$15–$54615
Echocardiogram$4,653$1,014$3,547$721–$22,22140
Colonoscopy——$5,560$1,198–$7,19730
Upper endoscopy (EGD)——$7,003$1,232–$14,39320
Abdomen and pelvis CT (with contrast)$9,367$2,042$3,675$247–$7,49424
Abdominal ultrasound$1,874$409$729$86–$1,49924
Bone density scan (DEXA)$1,175$256$846$140–$1,17523
Brain MRI (with and without contrast)$8,679$1,892$4,761$241–$7,19524
Brain MRI (without contrast)$5,672$1,236$4,084$145–$7,19524
CT angiogram (chest)$7,418$1,617$3,925$234–$5,93423
Chest X-ray$1,054$230$393$67–$84323
Head CT scan (without contrast)$4,733$1,032$3,408$76–$5,23324
Lower back MRI (lumbar spine)$5,206$1,135$3,748$139–$7,19524
PET/CT scan$4,127$900$3,302$1,444–$10,30323
Pregnancy ultrasound$1,256$274$709$97–$1,25624
Blood sugar test (hemoglobin A1c)$274$60$5$2–$27245
Cholesterol test (lipid panel)$14$3$13$3–$341145
Complete blood count (CBC)$189$41$110$8–$18929
Comprehensive metabolic panel$710$155$39$11–$48318
PSA test$115$25$19$6–$21458
Thyroid test (TSH)$9$2$9$3–$25287
Vitamin D test$25$5$25$3–$24487
C-section delivery——$11,998$2,626–$25,98912
Childbirth (vaginal delivery)——$9,246$2,383–$19,61710
ACL reconstruction——$9,857$7,523–$40,82610
Appendectomy——$8,218$6,384–$17,71510
Carpal tunnel release——$7,003$2,566–$14,39310
Cataract surgery——$11,708$2,997–$34,88310
Gallbladder removal surgery——$12,817$6,384–$51,69818
Hernia repair surgery (inguinal)——$10,007$4,638–$22,0089
Hip replacement——$19,031$10,446–$38,80518
Tonsillectomy——$10,007$4,262–$22,00828
Total knee replacement——$19,928$10,446–$51,69818
Vasectomy——$7,003$2,692–$14,39310
Joint injection (cortisone shot)$1,103$240$882$374–$9,77457
Emergency room visit$6,183$1,348$5,441$364–$33,869149
Urgent care / office visit (new patient)$400$87$274$47–$499102
SOURCE: Mercy General Hospital standard-charges file dated 2026-02-28 · retrieved 2026-08-14 · 941196203-1487694857_dignity-health_standardcharges. · CMS v3.0.0