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Coronary Plaque Light Analysis

California rates for HCPCS 0205T

During a heart catheterization, a catheter passed inside a heart artery shines light onto the vessel wall and reads the reflected pattern to work out what the plaque there is made of. Knowing whether a deposit is fatty and unstable helps the cardiologist decide how to treat it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Coronary Plaque Light Analysis cost?

$2,570

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $5,370.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $10,000Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $389 to $389
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $389

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05

Where California sits

The same service costs 2344.2 times more in Kentucky than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 2nd of 28

$2,570

KY $70,795SC $30.20

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.