A thin tube is guided through a vein in the neck, arm, or groin into the right side of the heart and the arteries of the lungs, where pressures are measured directly. Oxygen levels in the blood and the amount of blood the heart pumps each minute may be measured during the same study. It is used to assess heart failure, high pressure in the lung arteries, and valve or shunt problems.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Catheter Study Of The Right Side Of The Heart cost?
$1,047
Typical physician fee. In Alabama, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $813 to $1,380.
These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,380
Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.
Rates by insurance carrier
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Facility
26 · Professional part
$117.49
$229.09
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Professional
Global
$794.33
$1,348.96
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Professional
Global
$588.84
$831.76
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
Professional
Global
$776.25
$1,047.13
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Professional
Global
$630.96
$812.83
$1,288.25
Where Alabama sits
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