Left heart catheterization, diagnostic cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for Left heart catheterization, diagnostic: from $3,236.75 to $9,488.98, with a median of $4,953.89. The lowest price is at East Alabama Medical Center (Opelika). The highest price is 2.9× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 93452. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 22, 2026.
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Alabama Medical Center lowest Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL CTH LV | $3,236.75 | $5,885.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL CL-P-LV ONLY | $4,678.50 | $4,678.50 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Cath Left Heart Cath Inject Vetriculography, Image Supervise/Interp | $4,953.89 | $11,520.68 | — source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL LV CATH LVG SI | $8,482.66 | $9,979.60 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL CC-LHC VENT PUNC | $9,488.98 | $52,716.55 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $4,678.50 | $7,083.74 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $3,236.75 | $3,236.75 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $4,953.89 | $4,953.89 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $8,482.66 | $8,482.66 |
What it is
A left heart catheterization threads a thin tube through an artery in the wrist or groin to the left side of the heart to measure pressures and, when performed, take X-ray pictures of the heart's main pumping chamber. This code does not include pictures of the coronary arteries.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the cath lab and recovery. The cardiologist's fee, sedation, and any coronary angiography or stent placement (billed under other codes) are separate.
Left heart catheterization, diagnostic in other states
- Alaska$15,948.41
- Arizona$3,383.46
- Arkansas$3,265.60
- California$9,900.80
- Colorado$6,967.46
- Connecticut$8,243.40
- Delaware$10,774.68
- Florida$11,037.65
- Georgia$7,729.41
- Hawaii$4,191.00
- Idaho$19,903.00
- Illinois$6,302.05
- Indiana$11,064.00
- Iowa$1,947.20
- Kansas$19,384.35
- Kentucky$19,205.24
- Louisiana$2,886.66
- Maine$7,942.00
- Massachusetts$6,262.20
- Michigan$7,729.86
- Minnesota$3,548.05
- Mississippi$3,299.76
- Missouri$6,088.80
- Montana$11,023.70
- Nebraska$6,213.01
- Nevada$3,526.00
- New Hampshire$4,780.32
- New Jersey$4,194.52
- New York$5,652.00
- North Carolina$11,777.43
- North Dakota$11,257.60
- Ohio$9,187.81
- Oklahoma$4,675.14
- Oregon$8,200.00
- Pennsylvania$5,339.16
- Puerto Rico$1,762.50
- Rhode Island$5,196.90
- South Carolina$3,920.00
- South Dakota$12,053.20
- Tennessee$2,405.40
- Texas$9,316.35
- Utah$11,039.49
- Vermont$3,676.00
- Virginia$11,025.60
- Washington$8,437.65
- West Virginia$5,990.50
- Wisconsin$4,159.35
- Wyoming$4,742.22
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.