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Left heart catheterization in Houston, TX costs $368 to $8,192. Here's every hospital's price.

16 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 16 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization (CPT 93452). The lowest is $368 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, the median is $4,753 and the highest is $8,192 at Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 22 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $4,753 is 23% below the national median of $6,156 across 405 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $100 to $28,954. 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 March 2023 and April 2026. 44 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.

$368
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston · 48 mi
$4,385 below the median
$4,753
median cash price
16 hospitals
22×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
16/60
hospitals with a cash price
44 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$368
list $3,410 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,563
list $5,419 · lowest of 2 lines
3
St Luke's Patients Medical Center

Pasadena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$3,621
list $10,346 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,380
list $8,760 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$4,753
list $13,581 · lowest of 4 lines
6
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$4,753
list $13,581 · lowest of 4 lines
7
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$4,753
list $13,581 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$4,753
list $13,581 · lowest of 4 lines
9
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$4,753
list $13,581 · lowest of 4 lines
10
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,192
list $16,384 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,192
list $16,384 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$8,192
list $16,384
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?

Hospitals in Houston, TX without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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