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Spirometry (Basic Lung Function Test)

South 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$27.54 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$145 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $54 to $389Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $27 to $50
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $234professional $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
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$37.15
8 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
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.59

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$34.67

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.