Left heart catheterization, diagnostic in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $4,999.53 to $8,886.75, with a median of $7,979.40. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH Pr L Hrt Cath W/Njx L Ventriculography Img S&I|By Midlevel | $4,999.53 | $9,803.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Pr L Hrt Cath W/Njx L Ventriculography Img S&I|By Specialist | $4,999.53 | $9,803.00 | 49% | — source file |
| West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Lhc +/- Lv Gram No Coronaries | $7,979.40 | $13,299.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Lhc +/- Lv Gram No Coronaries | $7,979.40 | $13,299.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Lhc-Inc Inj. For Ventriculography S&I | $8,886.75 | $17,425.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Inc. one side Cincinnati, OH HC Lt Heart Cath Includes Inj Lv | $9,187.81 | $12,250.41 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH one side Cincinnati, OH HC Lt Heart Cath Includes Inj Lv | $9,187.81 | $12,250.41 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc. one side Oxford, OH HC Lt Heart Cath Includes Inj Lv | $9,187.81 | $12,250.41 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center one side Miamisburg, OH Hc Lt Heart Cath W/Inj Ventrcgrphy | $12,456.80 | $31,142.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center one side Kettering, OH Hc Lt Heart Cath W/Inj Ventrcgrphy | $12,456.80 | $31,142.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital one side Hamilton, OH Hc Lt Heart Cath W/Inj Ventrcgrphy | $12,456.80 | $31,142.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,999.53, median $7,979.40, highest $8,886.75 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
One side of the body : lowest $9,187.81, median $10,822.31, highest $12,456.80 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $7,979.40. 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 6 facilities here, median $10,822.31. 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.