Heart catheterization cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $1,291.41 to $30,087.00, with a median of $11,777.43. The lowest listed price is at Iredell Memorial Hospital — $10,486.02 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $8,855.70 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 93452, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iredell Memorial Hospital one side lowest Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 Left Heart Cath including injection(s) for LVgram when performed File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,291.41 | $4,783.00 | $1,095.79–$9,566.00 | 73% |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB LHC INCLD INJ/VENT IF PERFORM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,386.00 | $6,772.00 | — | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson one side Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $11,777.43 | $23,554.85 | $3,120.31–$22,377.11 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union one side Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $11,777.43 | $23,554.85 | $3,062.13–$22,377.11 | 50% |
| Atrium Health University City one side Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $11,777.43 | $23,554.85 | $2,355.49–$22,848.20 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville one side Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $11,777.43 | $23,554.85 | $2,355.49–$21,670.46 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center one side Charlotte, NC HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $11,777.43 | $23,554.85 | $778.87–$21,670.46 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast one side Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $11,777.43 | $23,554.85 | $2,890.18–$22,377.11 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center one side Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY+1 more line at this price File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $11,777.43 | $23,554.85 | $778.87–$21,199.37 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln one side Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC LEFT HRT CATH W/VENTRCLGRPHY File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $11,777.43 | $23,554.85 | $2,656.99–$22,377.11 | 50% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB LHC INCLD INJ/VENT IF PERFORM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22,041.50 | $44,083.00 | — | 50% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG LT HEART CATH File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $23,536.00 | $23,536.00 | $3,312.15–$22,359.20 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital one side Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG LT HEART CATH File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $23,536.00 | $23,536.00 | $3,312.15–$22,359.20 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia one side Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG LT HEART CATH File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $23,536.00 | $23,536.00 | $3,312.15–$22,359.20 | — |
| Piedmont Medical Center one side Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 CATH LT HRT W/LTVENT File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $30,087.00 | $40,116.00 | $1.00–$53,943.00 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center one side Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 CATH LT HRT W/LTVENT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $30,087.00 | $40,116.00 | $1.00–$53,943.00 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,291.41, median $11,777.43, highest $30,087.00 — a 23.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $11,777.43. 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 11 of 14 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 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.