Heart catheterization cost in Baton Rouge, LA — inpatient
In Baton Rouge, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for left heart catheterization, diagnostic as an inpatient: from $5,758.72 to $5,758.72, with a median of $5,758.72. Across Louisiana, the median is $4,194.75 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge lowest Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC INSERTION OF PARACHUTE DEVICE | $5,758.72 | $17,996.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge one side Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $5,758.72 | $17,996.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5,758.72, median $5,758.72, highest $5,758.72.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $5,758.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.