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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

Maryland 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $331.

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 $178 · 10th to 90th $129 to $468
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $178

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
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$72.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$223.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 23rd of 51

$178

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.