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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

New Jersey 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $209.

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 $158 · 10th to 90th $126 to $324
$100$200$500professional $158

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
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$346.74
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$102.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 44th of 51

$158

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.