Left heart catheterization, diagnostic in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $3,386.00 to $22,041.50, with a median of $12,713.75. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 cities for code 93452, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 5, 2025 and Sep 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC HB LHC INCLD INJ/VENT IF PERFORM | $3,386.00 | $6,772.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation one side Charlotte, NC HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $11,777.43 | $23,554.85 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation one side Belmont, NC HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $11,777.43 | $23,554.85 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB LHC INCLD INJ/VENT IF PERFORM | $22,041.50 | $44,083.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Gastonia, NC HCHG LT HEART CATH | $23,536.00 | $23,536.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC HCHG LT HEART CATH | $23,536.00 | $23,536.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC HCHG LT HEART CATH | $23,536.00 | $23,536.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. one side Rock Hill, SC CATH LT HRT W/LTVENT | $30,087.00 | $40,116.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. one side Fort Mill, SC CATH LT HRT W/LTVENT | $30,087.00 | $40,116.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,386.00, median $12,713.75, highest $22,041.50 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
One side of the body : lowest $11,777.43, median $23,536.00, highest $30,087.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $12,713.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $23,536.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.