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Procedure price report · Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography

Right heart catheterization

CPT 93451the billing code this page is about

A thin tube is threaded through a vein into the right side of the heart to measure pressures and blood flow, including any blood samples drawn during the study.

Hospitals typically charge $5,868 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,927 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $6,320. Most fall between $3,369 and $10,686 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,927
States
50
Filings dated
Dec 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,927 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$2,375$3,806$5,868$9,796$15,027

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 6.3× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,375 vs $15,027).

How the prices are spread

$1,463 – $1,909: 51 hospitals$1,463$1,909 – $2,491: 74 hospitals$2,491 – $3,250: 138 hospitals$2,491$3,250 – $4,240: 223 hospitals$4,240 – $5,532: 328 hospitals$4,240$5,532 – $7,219: 251 hospitals$7,219 – $9,419: 260 hospitals$7,219$9,419 – $12,289: 223 hospitals$12,289 – $16,035: 107 hospitals$12,289$16,035 – $20,921: 80 hospitals$16,035median $5,868price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,735 of 1,927 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$1,463$1,90951
$1,909$2,49174
$2,491$3,250138
$3,250$4,240223
$4,240$5,532328
$5,532$7,219251
$7,219$9,419260
$9,419$12,289223
$12,289$16,035107
$16,035$20,92180

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,312
Median cash price$5,868
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.77×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $5,868.

Alaska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $7,107 across 41 hospitalsWA$7,107Idaho: median $14,000 across 13 hospitalsID$14,000Montana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $3,898 across 35 hospitalsMN$3,898Illinois: median $6,556 across 74 hospitalsIL$6,556Wisconsin: median $4,727 across 49 hospitalsWI$4,727Michigan: median $5,044 across 65 hospitalsMI$5,044New York: median $5,652 across 75 hospitalsNY$5,652Massachusetts: median $7,286 across 33 hospitalsMA$7,286Oregon: median $8,808 across 28 hospitalsOR$8,808Nevada: median $4,654 across 13 hospitalsNV$4,654Wyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: median $9,482 across 10 hospitalsSD$9,482Iowa: median $5,764 across 22 hospitalsIA$5,764Indiana: median $6,859 across 53 hospitalsIN$6,859Ohio: median $7,977 across 95 hospitalsOH$7,977Pennsylvania: median $5,159 across 92 hospitalsPA$5,159New Jersey: median $3,759 across 53 hospitalsNJ$3,759Connecticut: median $4,763 across 12 hospitalsCT$4,763Rhode Island: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $7,735 across 155 hospitalsCA$7,735Utah: median $5,208 across 27 hospitalsUT$5,208Colorado: median $5,868 across 35 hospitalsCO$5,868Nebraska: median $5,160 across 20 hospitalsNE$5,160Missouri: median $6,139 across 48 hospitalsMO$6,139Kentucky: median $8,404 across 30 hospitalsKY$8,404West Virginia: median $5,219 across 12 hospitalsWV$5,219Virginia: median $6,484 across 44 hospitalsVA$6,484Maryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $5,894 across 39 hospitalsAZ$5,894New Mexico: median $3,484 across 12 hospitalsNM$3,484Kansas: median $4,320 across 24 hospitalsKS$4,320Arkansas: median $4,091 across 22 hospitalsAR$4,091Tennessee: median $2,868 across 49 hospitalsTN$2,868North Carolina: median $4,985 across 53 hospitalsNC$4,985South Carolina: median $8,680 across 41 hospitalsSC$8,680Oklahoma: median $4,771 across 35 hospitalsOK$4,771Louisiana: median $3,747 across 38 hospitalsLA$3,747Mississippi: median $2,871 across 30 hospitalsMS$2,871Alabama: median $4,544 across 29 hospitalsAL$4,544Georgia: median $5,021 across 70 hospitalsGA$5,021Hawaii: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $9,316 across 184 hospitalsTX$9,316Florida: median $7,408 across 102 hospitalsFL$7,408
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $5,868. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Idaho ID13$14,000+139%$5,208 – $19,903
South Dakota SD10$9,482+62%$8,685 – $9,482
Texas TX184$9,316+59%$3,943 – $16,931
Oregon OR28$8,808+50%$4,880 – $9,953
South Carolina SC41$8,680+48%$4,646 – $9,796
Kentucky KY30$8,404+43%$3,344 – $19,205
Ohio OH95$7,977+36%$3,700 – $11,290
California CA155$7,735+32%$4,149 – $15,258
Florida FL102$7,408+26%$5,196 – $11,672
Massachusetts MA33$7,286+24%$4,259 – $15,305
Washington WA41$7,107+21%$5,054 – $9,018
Indiana IN53$6,859+17%$4,842 – $9,330
Illinois IL74$6,556+12%$3,499 – $12,791
Virginia VA44$6,484+10%$4,987 – $7,846
Missouri MO48$6,139+5%$3,877 – $9,690
Arizona AZ39$5,8940%$1,949 – $14,489
Colorado CO35$5,8680%$4,578 – $10,325
Iowa IA22$5,764−2%$5,108 – $7,924
New York NY75$5,652−4%$3,507 – $14,217
West Virginia WV12$5,219−11%$4,058 – $5,991
Utah UT27$5,208−11%$5,208 – $5,208
Nebraska NE20$5,160−12%$1,669 – $7,070
Pennsylvania PA92$5,159−12%$3,876 – $11,878
Michigan MI65$5,044−14%$1,592 – $7,935
Georgia GA70$5,021−14%$3,871 – $12,033
North Carolina NC53$4,985−15%$2,729 – $10,686
Oklahoma OK35$4,771−19%$3,627 – $6,558
Connecticut CT12$4,763−19%$3,346 – $7,242
Wisconsin WI49$4,727−19%$596 – $5,778
Nevada NV13$4,654−21%$3,526 – $13,020
Alabama AL29$4,544−23%$2,843 – $8,448
Kansas KS24$4,320−26%$2,258 – $8,847
Arkansas AR22$4,091−30%$2,566 – $4,509
Minnesota MN35$3,898−34%$3,588 – $4,704
New Jersey NJ53$3,759−36%$2,588 – $12,218
Louisiana LA38$3,747−36%$1,860 – $7,788
New Mexico NM12$3,484−41%$2,537 – $8,402
Mississippi MS30$2,871−51%$2,297 – $3,674
Tennessee TN49$2,868−51%$2,405 – $5,883
Maine ME9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $5,868.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,738$5,909$3,483 – $10,686
Children’s45$8,287$3,978 – $16,929
Critical access136$5,180$1,821 – $9,387
Ownership
For-profit275$7,152$3,364 – $17,288
Government238$5,021$2,880 – $9,041
Non-profit1,406$5,868$3,560 – $10,500
System affiliation
Part of a system1,662$5,909$3,484 – $10,686
Independent265$5,580$3,025 – $10,840

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$11,716
Median cash price$5,868
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

1,449 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $6,307 and the average of the middle 60% is $6,632; most fall between $3,706 and $10,500.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,449 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$2,516$4,203$6,307$9,796$13,442

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 5.3× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,516 vs $13,442).

Of the 1,582 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,449 gave a usable cash price; 71 carried a plausibility flag, 1 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 61 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,927 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (49%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 2,115 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,927
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here109
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded5
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded73
Hospitals that filed this code2,115

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Right Heart Cath O2 Saturation & Cardiac Output|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Right heart catheterization (CPT 93451) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-93451-right-heart-catheterization