Cardiac catheterization cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for cardiac catheterization with coronary angiogram: from $4,149.00 to $16,572.75, with a median of $12,927.20. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $8,778.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $12,927.20 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 LT HEART CATH | $4,149.00 | $19,890.80 | $693.51–$19,890.80 | 79% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center one side San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Insertion Of Catheter In Left Heart For Imaging Of Blood Vessels Or Grafts And Left Lower Heart | $7,498.70 | $13,634.00 | $950.01–$24,246.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center one side San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Insertion Of Catheter In Left Heart For Imaging Of Blood Vessels Or Grafts And Left Lower Heart | $9,759.89 | $17,745.26 | $60.67–$24,246.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA CATH PLMT L HRT & ARTS W/NJX & ANGIO IMG S&I | $12,927.20 | $24,860.00 | $3,191.00–$9,490.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA CATH PLMT L HRT & ARTS W/NJX & ANGIO IMG S&I | $12,927.20 | $24,860.00 | $3,191.00–$9,490.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 CATH PLMT L HRT & ARTS W/NJX & ANGIO IMG S&I | $12,927.20 | $24,860.00 | $3,191.00–$9,490.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center one side Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC CATH CATH PLACE/CORON ANGIO IMG SUPER/INTERPW LEFT HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY | $16,572.75 | $22,097.00 | $119.86–$17,677.60 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center one side Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC CATH CATH PLACE/CORON ANGIO IMG SUPER/INTERPW LEFT HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY | $16,572.75 | $22,097.00 | $1.30–$21,655.06 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital one side La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC CATH CATH PLACE/CORON ANGIO IMG SUPER/INTERPW LEFT HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY | $16,572.75 | $22,097.00 | $1.00–$21,655.06 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital one side San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC CATH CATH PLACE/CORON ANGIO IMG SUPER/INTERPW LEFT HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY | $16,572.75 | $22,097.00 | $1.15–$17,677.60 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,149.00, median $12,927.20, highest $16,572.75 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $14,749.98. 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 6 of 9 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.