Heart catheterization cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $4,149.00 to $14,673.75, with a median of $9,900.80. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $5,751.80 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $9,900.80 at 136 hospitals.
- The median here, $9,900.80, is 42% above the US median of $6,967.46.
- San Diego, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 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 | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 LT HRT ART/VENTRICLE ANGIO File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,149.00 | $15,281.80 | $549.26–$15,281.80 | 73% |
| Paradise Valley Hospital one side National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CATH LEFT HEART W/VENTRCLGRPH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,149.00 | $15,281.80 | $549.26–$15,281.80 | 73% |
| Tri-City Medical Center one side Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 93452 LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRICLGRPHY File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $4,383.02 | $7,305.03 | $770.49–$9,256.00 | 40% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center one side San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Insertion Of Catheter Into Left Heart For Diagnosis File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,778.30 | $10,506.00 | $762.86–$18,241.00 | 45% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,900.80 | $19,040.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,900.80 | $19,040.00 | — | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,900.80 | $19,040.00 | — | 48% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego one side San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lt Heart Cardiac Cath Perc File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12,417.00 | $16,556.00 | — | 25% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center one side San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Insertion Of Catheter Into Left Heart For Diagnosis File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13,109.10 | $23,834.73 | $160.00–$23,159.86 | 45% |
| Grossmont Hospital one side La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC CATH LEFT HEART CATH INJECT VETRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE SUPERVISE/INTERP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14,673.75 | $19,565.00 | $1.00–$15,652.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center one side Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC CATH LEFT HEART CATH INJECT VETRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE SUPERVISE/INTERP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14,673.75 | $19,565.00 | $1.00–$19,173.70 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center one side Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC CATH LEFT HEART CATH INJECT VETRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE SUPERVISE/INTERP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14,673.75 | $19,565.00 | $0.49–$15,652.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital one side San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC CATH LEFT HEART CATH INJECT VETRICULOGRAPHY IMAGE SUPERVISE/INTERP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14,673.75 | $19,565.00 | $479.44–$19,173.70 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $4,149.00, median $9,900.80, highest $14,673.75 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $11,158.90. 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 7 of 7 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.