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Catheter Study Of The Right Side Of The Heart

West Virginia 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?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$832 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$912 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $912 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,950
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $1,072

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,467.37
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 35th of 51

$1,148

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.