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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

Utah 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $355.

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 $170 · 10th to 90th $132 to $537
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $170

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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$309.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$173.78

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 34th of 51

$170

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.