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Access to the Left Heart During Catheterization

Vermont rates for HCPCS 93462

Gains entry to the left side of the heart during a catheter procedure by passing a needle and catheter across the wall between the two upper chambers, or directly through the tip of the heart from the chest. It is used when the left chambers cannot be reached the usual way, and is billed in addition to the main catheter procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Access to the Left Heart During Catheterization cost?

$363

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $427.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $501 to $724Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $214 to $501
$200$500facility $501professional $324

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$870.96

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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· 12th of 51

$363

WI $759MD $209

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.