Angiography Cost in United Arab Emirates

The cost of angiography in the UAE typically ranges from $1,800 to $4,500 USD, depending on the hospital, city, and type of procedure.

Coronary angiography is an X-ray test that uses dye injected through a thin tube to show narrowings in the heart arteries. In the UAE, costs depend on:

• Type of angiography: catheter (invasive) angiography or CT coronary angiography.
• Access route: wrist or groin.
• Day-case care: most patients go home the same day.
• Further treatment: if angioplasty is done at the same time, costs rise.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust explains that a thin tube is inserted at the wrist or top of the leg under local anaesthetic and guided to the heart. Dye is injected to show any narrowing or blockage.

The test usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes in the catheter laboratory.

CT coronary angiography is a non-invasive scan that uses dye injected into an arm vein. Catheter angiography is more invasive but allows treatment, such as stenting, during the same procedure.

In the UAE, both are offered in hospitals and some diagnostic centres. Ask which test is being quoted, as prices differ.

The Hull leaflet advises an escort home, resting for the day and not driving for three days.

It reports artery damage in about 1 in 500 procedures, heart attack or stroke in fewer than 1 in 1,500, and death in about 1 in 10,000. Bruising is common.