Heart catheterization cost in Allentown, PA — inpatient
In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 8 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization, diagnostic (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $15,339.60 to $24,694.99, with a median of $24,694.99. The lowest listed price is at St Luke's Warren Hospital — $9,355.39 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $6,454.50 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 93452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Feb 27, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Warren Hospital one side lowest Phillipsburg, NJ · (908) 847-6700 HB LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $15,339.60 | $17,044.00 | $4,431.44–$4,792.77 | 10% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus one side Allentown, PA HB LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $24,694.99 | $29,753.00 | $7,720.90–$8,366.54 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus one side Lehighton, PA HB LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $24,694.99 | $29,753.00 | $7,720.90–$8,366.54 | 17% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus one side Allentown, PA HB LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $24,694.99 | $29,753.00 | $7,720.90–$8,366.54 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus one side Easton, PA HB LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $24,694.99 | $29,753.00 | $7,720.90–$8,366.54 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus one side Easton, PA · (610) 250-4076 HB LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $24,694.99 | $29,753.00 | $7,720.90–$8,366.54 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus one side Bethlehem, PA · (484) 526-4000 HB LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $24,694.99 | $29,753.00 | $7,720.90–$8,366.54 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus one side Lehighton, PA · (610) 377-7001 HB LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $24,694.99 | $29,753.00 | $7,720.90–$8,366.54 | 17% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $15,339.60, median $24,694.99, highest $24,694.99 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $24,694.99 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A left heart catheterization threads a thin tube through an artery in the wrist or groin to the left side of the heart to measure pressures and, when performed, take X-ray pictures of the heart's main pumping chamber. This code does not include pictures of the coronary arteries.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the cath lab and recovery. The cardiologist's fee, sedation, and any coronary angiography or stent placement (billed under other codes) are separate.