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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

New Mexico 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 Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $275.

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 $63 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $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
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$218.78

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 43rd 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.