Heart catheterization cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $2,421.86 to $13,842.00, with a median of $7,483.80. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $5,061.94 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $6,516.97 at 60 hospitals.
- The median here, $7,483.80, is 7% above the US median of $6,967.46.
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 93452, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 LV ONLY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,421.86 | $3,459.80 | $1,176.33–$7,071.87 | 30% |
| Uniontown Hospital one side Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $3,236.00 | $6,472.00 | $171.55–$7,321.49 | 50% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 LT HEART ONLY W LVG File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $4,076.40 | $6,794.00 | $2,690.91–$8,442.06 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA L Heart Cath w/Wo Lv File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $4,550.00 | $6,500.00 | $1,215.50–$6,825.00 | 30% |
| UPMC Jameson one side New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 LEFT HRT CATH W VENTRCLGRPHY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $5,673.00 | $9,455.00 | $892.40–$8,320.40 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport one side McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 LEFT HRT CATH W VENTRCLGRPHY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $6,876.00 | $11,460.00 | $1,056.32–$9,741.00 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 LEFT HRT CATH W VENTRCLGRPHY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $7,483.80 | $12,473.00 | $1,046.36–$11,225.70 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 LEFT HRT CATH W VENTRCLGRPHY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $7,629.60 | $12,716.00 | $947.64–$11,444.40 | 40% |
| West Penn Hospital one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC LT HRT CATH S&I File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $9,392.18 | $12,866.00 | $1,136.74–$10,857.35 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC LT HRT CATH S&I File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $9,778.16 | $12,866.00 | $713.07–$10,785.23 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center one side Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC LT HRT CATH S&I File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $9,900.63 | $12,223.00 | $713.07–$10,135.93 | 19% |
| UPMC Presbyterian one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 LEFT HRT CATH W VENTRCLGRPHY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $11,458.20 | $19,097.00 | $931.20–$16,232.45 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless one side Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC LEFT HRT CATH W VENTRCLGRPHY File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $13,842.00 | $23,070.00 | $1,056.32–$19,609.50 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $2,421.86, median $7,483.80, highest $13,842.00 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $7,556.70. 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 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.