Cardiac catheterization cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for cardiac catheterization with coronary angiogram (one side of the body): from $2,425.60 to $5,453.12, with a median of $4,413.90. The lowest listed price is at New Orleans East Hospital — $1,988.30 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $4,701.48 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans East Hospital one side lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Insert Catheter Left Heart Imaging Blood Vessels/Grafts & Left Lower Heart | $2,425.60 | $15,160.00 | $15,160.00–$9,096.00 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Insert Catheter Left Heart Imaging Blood Vessels/Grafts & Left Lower Heart | $2,634.12 | $9,756.00 | $12,113.00–$9,756.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Insert Catheter Left Heart Imaging Blood Vessels/Grafts & Left Lower Heart | $2,787.82 | $19,913.00 | $14,138.23–$8,960.85 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Insert Catheter Left Heart Imaging Blood Vessels/Grafts & Left Lower Heart | $4,126.32 | $18,756.00 | $10,615.90–$7,443.94 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital one side Metairie, LA Insert Catheter Left Heart Imaging Blood Vessels/Grafts & Left Lower Heart | $4,701.48 | $33,582.00 | $10,074.60–$9,402.96 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center one side New Orleans, LA Insert Catheter Left Heart Imaging Blood Vessels/Grafts & Left Lower Heart | $4,701.48 | $33,582.00 | $10,074.60–$9,402.96 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital one side Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Insert Catheter Left Heart Imaging Blood Vessels/Grafts & Left Lower Heart | $4,701.48 | $33,582.00 | $10,074.60–$9,402.96 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center one side Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Insert Catheter Left Heart Imaging Blood Vessels/Grafts & Left Lower Heart | $5,453.12 | $34,082.00 | $10,224.60–$6,567.60 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $2,425.60, median $4,413.90, highest $5,453.12 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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.