Left heart catheterization in Des Moines, IA costs $1,947 to $19,230. Here's every hospital's price.
2 hospitals in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area publish a cash price for left heart catheterization (CPT 93452). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization (CPT 93452). The lowest is $1,947 at Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi, the median is $1,947 and the highest is $19,230 at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 9.9 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Des Moines, IA median of $1,947 is 67% below the national median of $5,903 across 983 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $758 to $29,584. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.
The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and September 2026. 4 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyDes Moines · 7 mi · File Jan 2026
Des Moines · 7 mi · File Mar 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 93452. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 93452, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About left heart catheterization
CPT 93452 is a diagnostic catheterization of the left side of the heart: a thin tube is threaded from the wrist or groin into the heart to measure pressures and inject dye so the arteries show on X-ray. It is how blockages are confirmed before a stent or bypass is considered. It takes 30 to 60 minutes and most patients go home the same day.
What the price covers
The hospital's price is the facility fee for the catheterization lab: the room, imaging equipment, nursing, catheters, contrast dye and recovery. The cardiologist bills separately, as does anesthesia if used. If a stent is placed during the same procedure, the codes and prices change substantially; this page is the diagnostic study only.
Why prices vary
Cath-lab pricing spans a wide range even within one city, and large systems tend to list the highest gross charges. Negotiated rates with insurers are usually far below gross; cash prices sit somewhere between. Because this is rarely an elective purchase, the practical use of these numbers is to check a bill or choose between two hospitals a cardiologist works at.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 93452, and does it include contrast and recovery?
- What does the cardiologist charge separately?
- If a stent is needed, what does the procedure become and what does that cost?
Hospitals in Des Moines, IA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Dallas County HospitalNo website on record
- Guthrie County HospitalNo website on record
- Madison County Health Care SystemNo website on record
- Mercyone Newton Medical Centercode not in file