Level 5 ER visit cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 5 of 5, high-complexity problem: from $1,491.53 to $7,358.62, with a median of $4,220.16. The lowest listed price is at Mercy San Juan Medical Center — $2,728.63 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $3,552.00 at 208 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,220.16, is 176% above the US median of $1,531.15.
- That is 6.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($608.43).
- Sacramento, CA ranks 4th of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 99285, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 19, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center lowest Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 ER LEVEL 5 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,491.53 | $6,622.00 | $155.03–$25,584.00 | 77% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 ER LEVEL 5 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,602.78 | $6,622.00 | $155.03–$26,698.00 | 76% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 ER LEVEL 5 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,675.46 | $6,622.00 | $155.03–$17,118.00 | 75% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 ER LEVEL 5 File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $2,470.69 | $6,622.00 | $155.03–$28,403.00 | 63% |
| Marshall Medical Center Placerville, CA · (530) 622-1441 HC USE OF ER FACILITY,LVL V File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $3,104.87 | $5,450.00 | $161.04–$4,905.00 | 43% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,220.16 | $7,536.00 | $4,555.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,220.16 | $7,536.00 | $4,555.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,220.16 | $7,536.00 | $4,555.00 | 44% |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG ED LEVEL 5 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,672.00 | $6,672.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG ED LEVEL 5 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,672.00 | $6,672.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG ED LEVEL 5+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,672.00 | $6,672.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG ED LEVEL 5 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,672.00 | $6,672.00 | — | — |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 TRAUMA ESSENTIAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $7,358.62 | $39,861.00 | $155.03–$35,077.68 | 82% |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 TRAUMA ESSENTIAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $8,978.21 | $39,861.00 | $155.03–$35,476.29 | 77% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 TRAUMA ESSENTIAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $9,647.85 | $39,861.00 | $155.03–$35,874.90 | 76% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 TRAUMA ESSENTIAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $10,085.39 | $39,861.00 | $155.03–$39,861.00 | 75% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 TRAUMA ESSENTIAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $14,872.27 | $39,861.00 | $155.03–$35,874.90 | 63% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,491.53, median $4,220.16, highest $7,358.62 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $4,220.16. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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