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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

Louisiana 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $214.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $123 to $302
$100$200$500professional $170

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
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 33rd of 51

$170

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.