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Access to the Left Heart During Catheterization

Washington 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 July 2026.

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

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $9,550.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $282 to $20,417
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$20,892.96
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 199.5 times more in Delaware 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.

Washington· 23rd of 51

$4,467

DE $23,988MD $120

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.