Left heart catheterization, diagnostic in Winston-Salem, NC — inpatient
In Winston-Salem, NC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Left heart catheterization, diagnostic (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $7,147.50 to $7,541.00, with a median of $7,344.25. The lowest listed price is at North Carolina Baptist Hospital — $196.75 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $11,777.43 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 8, 2025 and Oct 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Winston-Salem, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital one side lowest Bermuda Run, NC HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $7,147.50 | $14,295.00 | 50% | Oct 21, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital one side Winston Salem, NC HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY | $7,541.00 | $15,082.00 | 50% | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $7,147.50, median $7,344.25, highest $7,541.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $7,344.25 — 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.