Cardiac catheterization cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for cardiac catheterization with coronary angiogram as an inpatient: from $1,195.02 to $7,839.93, with a median of $3,201.28. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $2,006.26 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $4,701.48 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 93458, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC LHRT ARTERY/VENTRICLE ANGIO | $1,195.02 | $4,426.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC LHRT ARTERY/VENTRICLE ANGIO | $2,687.44 | $9,598.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC LHRT ARTERY/VENTRICLE ANGIO | $3,201.28 | $10,004.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC LHRT ARTERY/VENTRICLE ANGIO | $4,661.58 | $21,189.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC LHRT ARTERY/VENTRICLE ANGIO | $7,839.93 | $21,189.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,195.02, median $3,201.28, highest $7,839.93 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $3,663.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.