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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 July 2026.

How much does Coronary Plaque Light Analysis cost?

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $5,754.

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 $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $12,882Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $389 to $398
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $389

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05

Where California sits

The same service costs 1862.1 times more in Kentucky than in Idaho. 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· 3rd of 28

$4,467

KY $56,234ID $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.