Catheter Study Of The Right Side Of The Heart

Vermont rates for HCPCS 93451

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 October 2026.

How much does Catheter Study Of The Right Side Of The Heart cost?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$1,259	$1,096 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$3,802	$2,344 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $8,913Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,950

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $851.14 Median $851.14 Typical High $870.96	Professional	None	$851.14	$851.14	$870.96
BCBS Vermont Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $7,762.47 Median $7,762.47 Typical High $8,912.51	Facility	None	$7,762.47	$7,762.47	$8,912.51
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $3,801.89 Median $3,801.89 Typical High $3,801.89	Facility	None	$3,801.89	$3,801.89	$3,801.89
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1,096.48 Median $1,513.56 Typical High $1,819.70	Professional	None	$1,096.48	$1,513.56	$1,819.70
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $2,344.23 Median $2,344.23 Typical High $2,344.23	Facility	None	$2,344.23	$2,344.23	$2,344.23
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1,148.15 Median $1,202.26 Typical High $3,630.78	Professional	None	$1,148.15	$1,202.26	$3,630.78

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Wisconsin than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Vermont· 17th of 51

$1,514

WI $3,467NY $813

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.