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Unlisted X-Ray Imaging Study

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 76499

Covers a diagnostic imaging study using X-rays that has no standard named entry of its own. It is used when the examination performed does not match any of the established named X-ray studies, so the doctor supplies a written description of exactly what was done and why.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted X-Ray Imaging Study cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $138 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$158 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$91.20 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $69 to $200Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,023
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $138professional $158

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 23.4 times more in Iowa than in Delaware. 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.

Louisiana· 35th of 50

$141

IA $724DE $30.90

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.