Heart catheterization cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $4,816.80 to $28,551.00, with a median of $15,612.80. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley — $10,796.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $9,900.80 at 136 hospitals.
- The median here, $15,612.80, is 124% above the US median of $6,967.46.
- San Francisco, CA ranks 5th of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 23 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 16 cities for code 93452, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley one side lowest Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Left Heart Cath File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,816.80 | $12,042.00 | — | 60% |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA · (650) 369-5811 LT HRT CTH VENTRICULGRPHY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $5,428.15 | $15,912.00 | $875.40–$35,985.00 | 66% |
| St. Rose Hospital one side Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 CL-LT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $6,672.30 | $22,241.00 | $768.16–$20,016.90 | 70% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | — | 44% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center one side Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 INSERTION OF TUBE IN LEFT HEART CHAMBERS FOR DIAGNOSIS WITH REVIEW BY RADIOLOGIST File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $21,090.90 | $35,151.50 | $2,330.00–$33,674.00 | 40% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center one side Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $24,116.21 | $40,193.69 | $2,330.00–$33,674.00 | 40% |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center one side Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CA LT HRT CATH W/VENTGRHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28,551.00 | $28,551.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne one side Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CA LT HRT CATH W/VENTGRHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28,551.00 | $28,551.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus one side Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CA LT HRT CATH W/VENTGRHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28,551.00 | $28,551.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CA LT HRT CATH W/VENTGRHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28,551.00 | $28,551.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center one side Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CA LT HRT CATH W/VENTGRHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28,551.00 | $28,551.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center one side Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG CA LT HRT CATH W/VENTGRHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28,551.00 | $28,551.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp one side Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CA LT HRT CATH W/VENTGRHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28,551.00 | $28,551.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital one side San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CA LT HRT CATH W/VENTGRHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28,551.00 | $28,551.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center one side San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CA LT HRT CATH W/VENTGRHY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28,551.00 | $28,551.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $4,816.80, median $15,612.80, highest $28,551.00 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $15,612.80. 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 3 of 3 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.