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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

Rhode Island 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $204.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $132 to $251
$200$500professional $162

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 41st of 51

$162

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.