Left heart catheterization, diagnostic in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $4,149.00 to $9,900.80, with a median of $9,900.80. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital.
Cash prices at 9 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 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital one side lowest National City, CA CATH LEFT HEART W/VENTRCLGRPH | $4,149.00 | $15,281.80 | 73% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA LT HRT ART/VENTRICLE ANGIO | $4,149.00 | $15,281.80 | 73% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center one side San Diego, CA Insertion Of Catheter Into Left Heart For Diagnosis | $5,778.30 | $10,506.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I | $9,900.80 | $19,040.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I | $9,900.80 | $19,040.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I | $9,900.80 | $19,040.00 | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center one side San Diego, CA Insertion Of Catheter Into Left Heart For Diagnosis | $13,109.10 | $23,834.73 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital one side San Diego, CA HC CATH LEFT HEART CATH INJECT VETRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE SUPERVISE/INTERP | $14,673.75 | $19,565.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation one side La Mesa, CA HC CATH LEFT HEART CATH INJECT VETRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE SUPERVISE/INTERP | $14,673.75 | $19,565.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center one side Chula Vista, CA HC CATH LEFT HEART CATH INJECT VETRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE SUPERVISE/INTERP | $14,673.75 | $19,565.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center one side Coronado, CA HC CATH LEFT HEART CATH INJECT VETRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE SUPERVISE/INTERP | $14,673.75 | $19,565.00 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,149.00, median $9,900.80, highest $9,900.80 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
One side of the body : lowest $4,149.00, median $14,673.75, highest $14,673.75 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $9,900.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $14,673.75. 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.