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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

Delaware 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $302.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $132 to $389
$100$200$500professional $155

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
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$457.09

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 48th of 51

$155

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.