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Congo Red, Blood

Louisiana rates for HCPCS P2029

Congo red, blood

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Congo Red, Blood cost?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.50 from a physician practice, and about $6.76 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$5.50$4.17 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.76$5.75 to $12.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $18Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $7professional $5

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
$5.25
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$6.17

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $6.03 · 6th of 51
AK $8.91NM $3.72

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.