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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

North Carolina 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $309.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $135 to $490
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $174

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
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 29th of 51

$174

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.