Heart catheterization cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 17 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $3,242.27 to $20,161.00, with a median of $8,905.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $5,662.73 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $8,844.62 at 25 hospitals.
- The median here, $8,905.00, is 28% above the US median of $6,967.46.
- 9 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 12 cities for code 93452, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC L Hrt Cath W/Njx L Ventriculography Img S&I File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $3,242.27 | $7,205.04 | $394.86–$5,827.93 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC L Hrt Cath W/Njx L Ventriculography Img S&I File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $3,483.20 | $7,740.44 | $475.07–$5,861.84 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC L Hrt Cath W/Njx L Ventriculography Img S&I File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $3,797.55 | $8,439.00 | $431.24–$9,252.42 | 55% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital one side Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 LT HRT CATH W/INJ, LT VENTR/ S File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $4,258.80 | $6,084.00 | $2,251.08–$7,126.85 | 30% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare one side Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Cath Left Heart Cath Inject Vetriculography Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,545.80 | $6,494.00 | $530.75–$8,776.91 | 30% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC L Hrt Cath W/Njx L Ventriculography Img S&I File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $4,854.50 | $9,709.00 | $411.86–$8,303.33 | 50% |
| Lowell General Hospital one side Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Cath Left Heart Cath Inject Vetriculography Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,958.40 | $8,512.00 | $1,285.15–$10,146.91 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center one side Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Cath Left Heart Cath Inject Vetriculography Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,566.00 | $9,380.00 | $2,463.19–$9,380.00 | 30% |
| Mount Auburn Hospital one side Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC LT HEART CATH W INJ L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,905.00 | $8,905.00 | — | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington one side Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC LT HEART CATH W INJ L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,503.00 | $9,503.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth one side Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC LT HEART CATH W INJ L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,987.00 | $9,987.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton one side Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC LT HEART CATH W INJ L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,987.00 | $9,987.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham one side Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC LT HEART CATH W INJ L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,987.00 | $9,987.00 | — | — |
| Winchester Hospital one side Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC LT HEART CATH W INJ L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,987.00 | $9,987.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center one side Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC LT HEART CATH W INJ L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,275.00 | $10,275.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital one side Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC LT HEART CATH W INJ L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,695.00 | $10,695.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital one side Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC LT HEART CATH W INJ L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20,161.00 | $20,161.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $3,242.27, median $8,905.00, highest $20,161.00 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $9,204.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 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 heart catheterization is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Heart catheterization explained.