Left heart catheterization, diagnostic in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $1,685.60 to $4,181.20, with a median of $2,933.40. The lowest listed price is at Norton Healthcare Indiana Inc.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Healthcare Indiana Inc lowest Jeffersonville, IN HB LHRT CATH W/WO VENTRCLGRPHY | $1,685.60 | $12,040.00 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals INC Louisville, KY HB LHRT CATH W/WO VENTRCLGRPHY | $4,181.20 | $20,906.00 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Healthcare System Inc. one side Louisville, KY Insertion of tube in left heart chambers for diagnosis with review by radiologist | $19,205.24 | $25,606.99 | 25% | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Healthcare System INC one side La Grange, KY Insertion of tube in left heart chambers for diagnosis with review by radiologist | $19,205.24 | $25,606.99 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Healthcare System INC one side New Albany, IN Insertion of tube in left heart chambers for diagnosis with review by radiologist | $19,205.24 | $25,606.99 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,685.60, median $2,933.40, highest $4,181.20 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
One side of the body : lowest $19,205.24, median $19,205.24, highest $19,205.24.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,933.40. 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.