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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

Tennessee 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 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 $191 · 10th to 90th $135 to $398
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $191

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
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 17th of 51

$191

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.