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Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening

Vermont 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 Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $195.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $141 to $214
$200$500professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$363.08
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 45th 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.