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Spirometry (Basic Lung Function Test)

North Carolina 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.88$26.92 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$25.70 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $26 to $51Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $26 to $55
$20$50$100$200facility $31professional $34

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$41.69
19 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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.41
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota 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.

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$33.88

MN $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.