Cardiac catheterization cost in Albany, NY — inpatient
In Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for cardiac catheterization with coronary angiogram (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $7,709.65 to $8,402.55, with a median of $8,056.10. The lowest listed price is at St Peters Hospital — $346.45 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $4,666.80 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93458, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peters Hospital one side lowest Albany, NY · (518) 525-1550 HC Coronary Angio/Lv Gram/Lt Heart | $7,709.65 | $11,861.00 | $910.16–$19,592.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital one side Troy, NY · (518) 427-3402 HC Coronary Angio/Lv Gram/Lt Heart | $8,402.55 | $12,927.00 | $650.11–$19,592.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $7,709.65, median $8,056.10, highest $8,402.55 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $8,056.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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
This test threads a catheter to the heart to take X-ray pictures of the coronary arteries with dye.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.