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Spirometry (Basic Lung Function Test)

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 94010

This is a basic breathing test where the patient blows air forcefully into a mouthpiece connected to a machine that measures how much air the lungs can hold and how quickly it can be exhaled. The results, shown as a graph and numbers, help diagnose and monitor conditions like asthma or COPD, a long-term lung disease that narrows the airways. It's the standard, entry-level pulmonary function test, without the added gas-dilution or diffusion measurements included in more extensive lung testing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Spirometry (Basic Lung Function Test) cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $34.67.

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

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $27 to $69Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $27 to $48
$10$20$50facility $27professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$53.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.62

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$30.20

AK $67.61TX $26.92

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.