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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

Alabama rates for HCPCS 71271

A CT scan of the chest performed using a reduced radiation dose, specifically designed to screen people at higher risk for lung cancer, such as long-term smokers, before any symptoms appear. It's done without contrast dye and aims to catch early, small lung nodules that might not be visible on a standard chest X-ray. It's meant for routine screening rather than for investigating an existing symptom.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $275.

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

Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $138 to $324
$100$200$500professional $191

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 19th of 51

$191

AK $355DC $135

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.