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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

South 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $135 to $316
$50$100$200$500professional $178

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
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 24th of 51

$178

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.