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Procedure price report · Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography

Right and left heart catheterization with chamber imaging

CPT 93453the billing code this page is about

Catheter study of both sides of the heart to measure pressures, with contrast dye injected to film the left pumping chamber.

Hospitals typically charge $8,121 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,794 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $8,446. Most fall between $3,905 and $14,533 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,794
States
50
Filings dated
Dec 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 25, 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 1,794 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
$2,752$4,595$8,121$12,740$19,873

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.2× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,752 vs $19,873).

How the prices are spread

$1,806 – $2,391: 43 hospitals$1,806$2,391 – $3,164: 103 hospitals$3,164 – $4,187: 156 hospitals$3,164$4,187 – $5,542: 179 hospitals$5,542 – $7,334: 222 hospitals$5,542$7,334 – $9,707: 297 hospitals$9,707 – $12,847: 260 hospitals$9,707$12,847 – $17,002: 213 hospitals$17,002 – $22,501: 78 hospitals$17,002$22,501 – $29,779: 65 hospitals$22,501median $8,121price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,616 of 1,794 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$1,806$2,39143
$2,391$3,164103
$3,164$4,187156
$4,187$5,542179
$5,542$7,334222
$7,334$9,707297
$9,707$12,847260
$12,847$17,002213
$17,002$22,50178
$22,501$29,77965

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,312
Median cash price$8,121
Cash as a multiple of Medicare2.5×

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 $8,121.

Alaska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 7 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 $8,542 across 41 hospitalsWA$8,542Idaho: median $14,000 across 12 hospitalsID$14,000Montana: 6 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 $6,397 across 33 hospitalsMN$6,397Illinois: median $8,630 across 67 hospitalsIL$8,630Wisconsin: median $6,206 across 49 hospitalsWI$6,206Michigan: median $7,337 across 65 hospitalsMI$7,337New York: median $4,595 across 69 hospitalsNY$4,595Massachusetts: median $9,850 across 30 hospitalsMA$9,850Oregon: median $8,392 across 32 hospitalsOR$8,392Nevada: median $10,478 across 11 hospitalsNV$10,478Wyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: median $8,880 across 10 hospitalsSD$8,880Iowa: median $7,924 across 22 hospitalsIA$7,924Indiana: median $8,254 across 48 hospitalsIN$8,254Ohio: median $12,021 across 90 hospitalsOH$12,021Pennsylvania: median $6,926 across 81 hospitalsPA$6,926New Jersey: median $3,759 across 52 hospitalsNJ$3,759Connecticut: median $9,325 across 13 hospitalsCT$9,325Rhode Island: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $11,154 across 147 hospitalsCA$11,154Utah: median $7,912 across 27 hospitalsUT$7,912Colorado: median $9,640 across 35 hospitalsCO$9,640Nebraska: median $6,361 across 20 hospitalsNE$6,361Missouri: median $7,707 across 46 hospitalsMO$7,707Kentucky: median $7,831 across 29 hospitalsKY$7,831West Virginia: median $4,188 across 11 hospitalsWV$4,188Virginia: median $7,084 across 39 hospitalsVA$7,084Maryland: 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 $8,493 across 39 hospitalsAZ$8,493New Mexico: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $5,728 across 20 hospitalsKS$5,728Arkansas: median $3,708 across 17 hospitalsAR$3,708Tennessee: median $3,566 across 43 hospitalsTN$3,566North Carolina: median $7,013 across 49 hospitalsNC$7,013South Carolina: median $11,610 across 41 hospitalsSC$11,610Oklahoma: median $5,216 across 32 hospitalsOK$5,216Louisiana: median $5,657 across 32 hospitalsLA$5,657Mississippi: median $5,358 across 26 hospitalsMS$5,358Alabama: median $4,954 across 26 hospitalsAL$4,954Georgia: median $7,026 across 63 hospitalsGA$7,026Hawaii: median $6,062 across 11 hospitalsHI$6,062Texas: median $12,032 across 178 hospitalsTX$12,032Florida: median $12,740 across 82 hospitalsFL$12,740
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $8,121. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Idaho ID12$14,000+72%$9,279 – $19,903
Florida FL82$12,740+57%$7,094 – $17,872
Texas TX178$12,032+48%$5,206 – $27,404
Ohio OH90$12,021+48%$7,455 – $14,680
South Carolina SC41$11,610+43%$6,317 – $12,605
California CA147$11,154+37%$6,095 – $21,281
Nevada NV11$10,478+29%$3,526 – $15,544
Massachusetts MA30$9,850+21%$4,546 – $14,428
Colorado CO35$9,640+19%$6,520 – $14,005
Connecticut CT13$9,325+15%$4,763 – $24,123
South Dakota SD10$8,880+9%$8,880 – $14,334
Illinois IL67$8,630+6%$3,970 – $13,472
Washington WA41$8,542+5%$6,175 – $11,823
Arizona AZ39$8,493+5%$2,548 – $15,974
Oregon OR32$8,392+3%$4,168 – $10,927
Indiana IN48$8,254+2%$5,960 – $12,938
Iowa IA22$7,924−2%$5,108 – $10,126
Utah UT27$7,912−3%$7,912 – $7,912
Kentucky KY29$7,831−4%$4,297 – $22,616
Missouri MO46$7,707−5%$4,677 – $11,789
Michigan MI65$7,337−10%$2,313 – $11,747
Virginia VA39$7,084−13%$2,577 – $14,746
Georgia GA63$7,026−13%$4,975 – $15,067
North Carolina NC49$7,013−14%$4,213 – $15,423
Pennsylvania PA81$6,926−15%$4,069 – $17,549
Minnesota MN33$6,397−21%$3,548 – $12,223
Nebraska NE20$6,361−22%$6,087 – $12,108
Wisconsin WI49$6,206−24%$1,313 – $9,024
Hawaii HI11$6,062−25%$5,482 – $9,600
Kansas KS20$5,728−29%$3,054 – $17,938
Louisiana LA32$5,657−30%$2,887 – $10,058
Mississippi MS26$5,358−34%$2,845 – $6,647
Oklahoma OK32$5,216−36%$3,531 – $9,354
Alabama AL26$4,954−39%$3,586 – $13,466
New York NY69$4,595−43%$3,606 – $8,273
West Virginia WV11$4,188−48%$3,076 – $6,460
New Jersey NJ52$3,759−54%$3,340 – $11,406
Arkansas AR17$3,708−54%$2,341 – $5,355
Tennessee TN43$3,566−56%$2,428 – $5,537
Maine ME7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not 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 $8,121.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,614$7,942$3,933 – $14,382
Children’s45$10,976$4,509 – $25,550
Critical access127$8,723$3,101 – $12,365
Ownership
For-profit241$11,278$4,771 – $27,736
Government221$6,545$3,237 – $11,834
Non-profit1,324$8,100$3,970 – $13,775
System affiliation
Part of a system1,563$8,273$4,058 – $14,669
Independent231$7,452$3,627 – $13,510

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$15,305
Median cash price$8,121
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

1,352 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $8,758 and the average of the middle 60% is $9,127; most fall between $4,550 and $14,669.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,352 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
$2,972$5,517$8,758$13,146$18,719

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 6.3× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,972 vs $18,719).

Of the 1,461 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,352 gave a usable cash price; 50 carried a plausibility flag, 1 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 58 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,794 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (45%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,947 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,794
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here80
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded3
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded69
Hospitals that filed this code1,947

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 25, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 25, 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 R & L Hrt Cath W/Njx L Ventriculog 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, “Right and left heart catheterization with chamber imaging (CPT 93453) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-93453-right-and-left-heart-catheterization-with-chamber-imaging