Left heart catheterization, diagnostic in Kansas City, MO-KS
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Left heart catheterization, diagnostic (one side of the body): from $1,006.56 to $19,384.35, with a median of $2,118.78. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 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 Mar 17, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital one side lowest Kansas City, MO LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY I4K | $1,006.56 | $2,097.00 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas one side Overland Park, KS LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY I4K | $1,006.56 | $2,097.00 | 52% | — source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center one side Kansas City, MO Hc Left Heart Cath Inj Vetriculography, Rs/I | $3,231.00 | $15,693.20 | 79% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park one side Overland Park, KS HC LEFT HEART CATH INJECT VETRICULOGRAPHY, IMAGE SUPERVISE/INTERP | $19,384.35 | $19,384.35 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $1,006.56, median $2,118.78, highest $19,384.35 — a 19.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,006.56. 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.