Left heart catheterization, diagnostic in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Left heart catheterization, diagnostic as an inpatient: from $15,612.80 to $15,612.80, with a median of $15,612.80. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 93452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital one side lowest Mountain View, CA HC LHC W/WO LT VGRAM | $5,185.75 | $20,743.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care one side Stanford, CA Left Heart Cath | $5,887.20 | $14,718.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA L HRT CATH W/NJX L VENTRICULOGRAPHY IMG S&I | $15,612.80 | $27,880.00 | 44% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $15,612.80, median $15,612.80, highest $15,612.80.
One side of the body : lowest $5,185.75, median $5,536.48, highest $5,887.20 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $15,612.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5,887.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.