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Procedure price report · Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography

Left heart catheterization with ventricle dye imaging

CPT 93452the billing code this page is about

A thin tube is threaded into the left side of the heart to measure pressures, with contrast dye injected to take moving pictures of the main pumping chamber.

Hospitals typically charge $6,878 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,754 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $7,206. Most fall between $3,620 and $12,170 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,754
States
50
Filings dated
Feb 2024 – 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 1,754 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
$2,405$4,134$6,878$11,201$16,800

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.0× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,405 vs $16,800).

How the prices are spread

$1,315 – $1,766: 28 hospitals$1,315$1,766 – $2,370: 46 hospitals$2,370 – $3,181: 106 hospitals$2,370$3,181 – $4,270: 211 hospitals$4,270 – $5,732: 246 hospitals$4,270$5,732 – $7,694: 270 hospitals$7,694 – $10,328: 244 hospitals$7,694$10,328 – $13,863: 253 hospitals$13,863 – $18,609: 107 hospitals$13,863$18,609 – $24,979: 70 hospitals$18,609median $6,878price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,581 of 1,754 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$1,315$1,76628
$1,766$2,37046
$2,370$3,181106
$3,181$4,270211
$4,270$5,732246
$5,732$7,694270
$7,694$10,328244
$10,328$13,863253
$13,863$18,609107
$18,609$24,97970

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,312
Median cash price$6,878
Cash as a multiple of Medicare2.1×

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 $6,878.

Alaska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $8,036 across 43 hospitalsWA$8,036Idaho: median $14,000 across 12 hospitalsID$14,000Montana: 5 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 $3,655 across 22 hospitalsMN$3,655Illinois: median $7,275 across 72 hospitalsIL$7,275Wisconsin: median $4,159 across 38 hospitalsWI$4,159Michigan: median $6,419 across 61 hospitalsMI$6,419New York: median $4,595 across 71 hospitalsNY$4,595Massachusetts: median $8,845 across 30 hospitalsMA$8,845Oregon: median $7,666 across 31 hospitalsOR$7,666Nevada: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $7,023 across 22 hospitalsIA$7,023Indiana: median $7,950 across 50 hospitalsIN$7,950Ohio: median $9,188 across 87 hospitalsOH$9,188Pennsylvania: median $5,673 across 74 hospitalsPA$5,673New Jersey: median $3,759 across 51 hospitalsNJ$3,759Connecticut: median $8,243 across 13 hospitalsCT$8,243Rhode Island: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $10,196 across 141 hospitalsCA$10,196Utah: median $6,940 across 27 hospitalsUT$6,940Colorado: median $6,967 across 33 hospitalsCO$6,967Nebraska: median $6,129 across 19 hospitalsNE$6,129Missouri: median $5,853 across 49 hospitalsMO$5,853Kentucky: median $6,801 across 26 hospitalsKY$6,801West Virginia: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: median $6,539 across 41 hospitalsVA$6,539Maryland: 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 $3,978 across 36 hospitalsAZ$3,978New Mexico: median $5,884 across 12 hospitalsNM$5,884Kansas: median $5,266 across 18 hospitalsKS$5,266Arkansas: median $3,708 across 17 hospitalsAR$3,708Tennessee: median $3,234 across 45 hospitalsTN$3,234North Carolina: median $6,629 across 50 hospitalsNC$6,629South Carolina: median $10,593 across 40 hospitalsSC$10,593Oklahoma: median $4,675 across 36 hospitalsOK$4,675Louisiana: median $4,582 across 33 hospitalsLA$4,582Mississippi: median $3,441 across 25 hospitalsMS$3,441Alabama: median $4,544 across 24 hospitalsAL$4,544Georgia: median $6,604 across 64 hospitalsGA$6,604Hawaii: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $9,316 across 176 hospitalsTX$9,316Florida: median $11,038 across 88 hospitalsFL$11,038
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $6,878. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Idaho ID12$14,000+104%$7,727 – $19,903
Florida FL88$11,038+60%$6,140 – $16,322
South Carolina SC40$10,593+54%$4,953 – $10,597
California CA141$10,196+48%$4,993 – $17,982
Texas TX176$9,316+35%$3,943 – $24,074
Ohio OH87$9,188+34%$5,000 – $12,170
Massachusetts MA30$8,845+29%$4,546 – $11,019
Connecticut CT13$8,243+20%$4,763 – $18,771
Washington WA43$8,036+17%$6,175 – $10,360
Indiana IN50$7,950+16%$4,271 – $12,459
Oregon OR31$7,666+11%$4,017 – $8,808
Illinois IL72$7,275+6%$3,499 – $11,319
Iowa IA22$7,023+2%$3,530 – $9,769
Colorado CO33$6,967+1%$3,624 – $8,501
Utah UT27$6,940+1%$6,652 – $7,650
Kentucky KY26$6,801−1%$4,074 – $19,205
North Carolina NC50$6,629−4%$4,143 – $11,777
Georgia GA64$6,604−4%$4,738 – $12,033
Virginia VA41$6,539−5%$4,290 – $12,858
Michigan MI61$6,419−7%$1,040 – $10,982
Nebraska NE19$6,129−11%$4,317 – $11,533
New Mexico NM12$5,884−14%$3,382 – $9,401
Missouri MO49$5,853−15%$3,620 – $11,050
Pennsylvania PA74$5,673−18%$3,830 – $11,458
Kansas KS18$5,266−23%$3,054 – $19,384
Oklahoma OK36$4,675−32%$3,373 – $8,844
New York NY71$4,595−33%$3,806 – $7,632
Louisiana LA33$4,582−33%$2,503 – $7,600
Alabama AL24$4,544−34%$2,920 – $6,156
Wisconsin WI38$4,159−40%$1,040 – $7,703
Arizona AZ36$3,978−42%$1,989 – $13,375
New Jersey NJ51$3,759−45%$2,932 – $13,144
Arkansas AR17$3,708−46%$2,062 – $5,355
Minnesota MN22$3,655−47%$3,548 – $5,974
Mississippi MS25$3,441−50%$2,525 – $4,732
Tennessee TN45$3,234−53%$2,108 – $5,291
Hawaii HI9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD3not 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 $6,878.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,595$6,859$3,627 – $12,170
Children’s45$8,298$2,857 – $23,008
Critical access107$7,210$2,988 – $10,927
Ownership
For-profit242$9,288$4,149 – $24,979
Government212$5,853$3,084 – $10,321
Non-profit1,293$6,836$3,640 – $11,997
System affiliation
Part of a system1,528$6,940$3,683 – $12,170
Independent226$5,889$3,237 – $12,717

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$13,166
Median cash price$6,878
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

1,319 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $7,452 and the average of the middle 60% is $7,719; most fall between $3,933 and $12,170.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,319 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
$2,652$4,433$7,452$11,201$15,613

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 5.9× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,652 vs $15,613).

Of the 1,435 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,319 gave a usable cash price; 55 carried a plausibility flag, 1 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 60 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,754 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (44%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,909 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,754
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here81
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 — excluded68
Hospitals that filed this code1,909

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 L Hrt Cath W/Njx L Ventriculography Img S&I|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, “Left heart catheterization with ventricle dye imaging (CPT 93452) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-93452-left-heart-catheterization-with-ventricle-dye-imaging