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Airplane Cabin Oxygen Test With Oxygen Titration

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 94453

A breathing test that mimics the thinner air of an aircraft cabin by having the patient breathe a mixture with reduced oxygen while blood oxygen levels are watched. Extra oxygen is then given and adjusted step by step to find how much would be needed in flight. A clinician interprets the results and writes a report.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Airplane Cabin Oxygen Test With Oxygen Titration cost?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $191 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$75.86$70.79 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$145 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $100 to $275Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $62 to $100
$50$100$200facility $191professional $76

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in North Dakota than in Texas. 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· 37th of 51

$75.86

ND $148TX $61.66

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.