Cardiac catheterization cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for cardiac catheterization with coronary angiogram: from $1,592.24 to $6,699.00, with a median of $1,592.24. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $4,666.80 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 93458, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo one side lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Cath Cath Place/Coron Angio, Img Super/Interp,W Left Heart Ventriculography | $1,592.24 | $6,959.00 | $95.58–$6,959.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital one side lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Cath Cath Place/Coron Angio, Img Super/Interp,W Left Heart Ventriculography | $1,592.24 | $6,959.00 | $95.58–$6,959.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital one side lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Cath Cath Place/Coron Angio, Img Super/Interp,W Left Heart Ventriculography | $1,592.24 | $6,959.00 | $95.58–$6,959.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Cath Plmt L Hrt & Arts W/Njx & Angio Img S&I | $2,010.50 | $2,010.50 | $95.58–$6,959.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Cath Plmt L Hrt & Arts W/Njx & Angio Img S&I | $2,010.50 | $2,010.50 | $95.58–$6,959.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Cath Plmt L Hrt & Arts W/Njx & Angio Img S&I | $2,010.50 | $2,010.50 | $95.58–$6,959.00 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 L HRT ARTERY/VENTRICLE ANGIO | $2,228.32 | — | $2,272.74–$10,117.13 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center one side Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 INSERTION OF TUBE IN LEFT LOWER HEART CHAMBER AND CORONARY ARTERY FOR DIAGNOSIS WITH REVIEW BY RADIOLOGIST | $6,699.00 | $9,570.00 | $1,252.40–$4,500.36 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,592.24, median $1,592.24, highest $6,699.00 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,592.24. 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 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.