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Opening A Long-Blocked Heart Artery

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 92943

Reopens a heart artery, one of its branches, or an old bypass graft that has been completely blocked for a long time. Working through a catheter from the wrist or groin, the doctor crosses the blockage and restores flow using a balloon, a stent, or a device that shaves or drills through the hardened material. One blocked vessel is treated; a further blocked vessel opened in the same session is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening A Long-Blocked Heart Artery cost?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $9,120.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $977 to $17,783
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,715

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$30,199.52
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 64.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $3,715 · 40th of 51
IN $41,687ND $646

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.