Heart catheterization cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization, diagnostic as an inpatient: from $3,511.52 to $3,708.39, with a median of $3,609.96. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $98.44 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $4,108.79 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 CP LHC/LV IMAGING S&I | $3,511.52 | $13,814.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 CP LHC/LV IMAGING S&I | $3,708.39 | $14,452.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,511.52, median $3,609.96, highest $3,708.39 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,708.39 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.