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Left heart catheterization in San Francisco, CA costs $4,817 to $15,613. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization (CPT 93452). The lowest is $4,817 at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, the median is $15,613 and the highest is $15,613 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch. The most expensive hospital lists 3.2 times the cheapest for the same code.

The San Francisco, CA median of $15,613 is 162% above the national median of $5,958 across 413 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $4,578 to $20,751. 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 April 2026. 33 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.

$4,817
lowest cash price in San Francisco, CA
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley · 22 mi
$10,796 below the median
$15,613
median cash price
4 hospitals
3.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/38
hospitals with a cash price
33 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

Pleasanton · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,817
list $12,042 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco

South San Francisco · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$15,613
list $27,880 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$15,613
list $27,880 · lowest of 6 lines
4
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch

Antioch · 30 mi · File Apr 2026

$15,613
list $27,880 · lowest of 6 lines
5
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland · 4 mi · File Apr 2026

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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 San Francisco, CA 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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