Heart catheterization cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $1,065.96 to $4,661.58, with a median of $2,886.66. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $1,820.70 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $3,227.62 at 27 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,886.66, is 59% below the US median of $6,967.46.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 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 Sep 16, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital one side lowest Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,065.96 | $3,948.00 | $1,157.91–$9,240.53 | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner one side Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $1,854.72 | $6,624.00 | $1,112.83–$13,539.19 | 72% |
| Touro Infirmary one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Insertion of Catheter Into Left Heart for Diagnosis File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,116.52 | $15,118.00 | $10,733.78–$8,164.00 | 86% |
| Childrens Hospital one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Insertion of Catheter Into Left Heart for Diagnosis File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $2,502.90 | $9,270.00 | $12,113.00–$9,270.00 | 73% |
| Lakeside Hospital one side Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Insertion of Catheter Into Left Heart for Diagnosis File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,886.66 | $20,619.00 | $10,103.31–$9,102.00 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital one side Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Insertion of Catheter Into Left Heart for Diagnosis File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $2,886.66 | $20,619.00 | $10,103.31–$9,102.00 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Insertion of Catheter Into Left Heart for Diagnosis File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $2,886.66 | $20,619.00 | $10,103.31–$9,102.00 | 86% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital one side Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,201.28 | $10,004.00 | $2,414.30–$9,598.34 | 68% |
| University Med Center one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Insertion of Catheter Into Left Heart for Diagnosis File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $3,227.62 | $14,671.00 | $1,277.93–$8,303.79 | 78% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center one side Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Insertion of Catheter Into Left Heart for Diagnosis File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $3,985.76 | $24,911.00 | $11,807.81–$7,473.30 | 84% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,661.58 | $21,189.00 | $1,157.91–$19,070.10 | 78% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC INSERTION OF PARACHUTE DEVICE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,661.58 | $21,189.00 | $1,157.91–$19,070.10 | 78% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,065.96, median $2,886.66, highest $4,661.58 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,528.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What heart catheterization is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Heart catheterization explained.