What a coronary angiogram costs: United States vs. other countries
An X-ray test of the arteries of the heart. The report gives no further definition.
Typical price paid to hospitals and doctors for a coronary angiogram, from one report on the same basis: $1,393 in the United States, $2,448 in the United Kingdom, $1,516 in Germany, $4,075 in Australia. Source: International Health Care Cost Comparison Report 2024 (Report dated October 2024. Prices are for 2022.). These are not what one patient was charged; what patients pay is in the table.
| Country | Price paid to the hospital | What a patient usually pays | Typical wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $1,393 (iFHP) | With Medicare and no extra insurance: $543 at a surgery center or $1,065 at a hospital, on average (Medicare.gov) | Not yet sourced |
| Canada | $286.75 in Canadian dollars, not converted: the doctor’s fee in Ontario for a catheter test of both coronary arteries. Hospital costs not included (Ontario) | No charge for medically necessary hospital and doctor care (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| United Kingdom | $2,448 (iFHP) | No charge. NHS care is free when you use it (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| France | €1,739.56: the set payment to a public hospital, same-day care, for a diagnostic procedure through a blood vessel (ATIH) | National insurance pays 70% of an outpatient visit (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| Germany | $1,516 (iFHP) | Co-payments are capped at 2% of gross income a year (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| Japan | ¥40,000: the national fee for a left-heart catheter test alone. Imaging the coronary arteries is an add-on (MHLW Japan) | 30% of the bill for most adults, with a monthly cap (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| Australia | $4,075 (iFHP) | Not yet sourced | Not yet sourced |
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