Left heart catheterization in Pittsburgh, PA costs $5,673 to $13,842. Here's every hospital's price.
6 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization (CPT 93452). The lowest is $5,673 at UPMC Jameson, the median is $7,484 and the highest is $13,842 at UPMC Passavant. The most expensive hospital lists 2.4 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Pittsburgh, PA median of $7,484 is 22% above the national median of $6,156 across 405 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
8 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $892 to $21,455. 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 February 2026 and March 2026. 23 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 onlyNew Castle · 45 mi · File Mar 2026
Mc Keesport · 8 mi · File Mar 2026
Pittsburgh · 7 mi · File Mar 2026
Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026
Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026
Pittsburgh · 11 mi · File Mar 2026
Connellsville · 34 mi · File Feb 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 Pittsburgh, PA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Acmh Hospitalcode not in file
- Advanced Surgical Hospitalcode not in file
- Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Ahn Wexford HospitalFile could not be read
- Allegheny General HospitalFile could not be read
- Allegheny Valley HospitalFile could not be read
- Canonsburg General HospitalFile could not be read
- Children's Home of Pittsburghcode not in file
- Excela Health - Frick HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Excela Health Latrobe HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Forbes HospitalFile could not be read
- Heritage Valley Beavercode not in file
- Heritage Valley Sewickleycode not in file
- Independence Health System Butler Memorial HospitaWebsite blocks automated reading
- Jefferson HospitalFile could not be read
- Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health Systemcode not in file
- St Clair HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Uniontown HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- UPMC Eastcode not in file
- UPMC St Margaretcode not in file
- Washington Hospital, TheFile found, not read yet
- West Penn HospitalFile could not be read