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Contrast TTE, Follow-Up or Limited Study

Louisiana rates for HCPCS C8924

Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording when performed, follow-up or limited study

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast TTE, Follow-Up or Limited Study cost?

$316

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $437.

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 $617 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,778Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $316 to $437
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $617professional $316

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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$933.25

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in South Dakota than in Utah. 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· 32nd of 51

$316

SD $1,230UT $316

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.