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Left heart catheterization in Harrisburg, PA costs $4,995 to $6,926. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization (CPT 93452). The lowest is $4,995 at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, the median is $5,240 and the highest is $6,926 at Milton S Hershey Medical Center.

The Harrisburg, PA median of $5,240 is 11% below the national median of $5,887 across 838 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $892 to $18,490. 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 March 2026.

$4,995
lowest cash price in Harrisburg, PA
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center · 9 mi
$246 below the median
$5,240
median cash price
5 hospitals
1.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/5
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

Camp Hill · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$4,995
list $20,907
2
UPMC Carlisle

Carlisle · 14 mi · File Mar 2026

$5,240
list $8,734 · lowest of 2 lines
3
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals

Harrisburg · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$5,240
list $8,734 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

Enola · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$6,579
list $20,907
5
Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Hershey · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$6,926
list $20,907
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 93452. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

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.

3

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?

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