Left heart catheterization, diagnostic in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $2,407.00 to $3,920.00, with a median of $3,920.00. The lowest listed price is at Kershaw Medical Center.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw Medical Center lowest Camden, SC HB LHC INCLD INJ/VENT IF PERFORM | $2,407.00 | $4,814.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia, SC HB LHC INCLD INJ/VENT IF PERFORM | $3,920.00 | $7,840.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia, SC HB LHC INCLD INJ/VENT IF PERFORM | $3,920.00 | $7,840.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,407.00, median $3,920.00, highest $3,920.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,920.00. 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.