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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

North Dakota 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $355.

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 $240 · 10th to 90th $135 to $447
$200$500professional $240

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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$562.34
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
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$240

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.