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Breathing Test Before and After Inhaler

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 94060

A lung function test that measures how much air a person can breathe out and how quickly, performed once on its own and then again after using a bronchodilator inhaler. Comparing the two sets of results shows whether airway narrowing improves with medication, which helps diagnose and manage conditions like asthma or COPD. It's a simple, noninvasive breathing test done by blowing forcefully into a machine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Breathing Test Before and After Inhaler cost?

$45.71

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $63.10.

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 $46 · 10th to 90th $30 to $98
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $46

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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$181.97
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $45.71 · 48th of 51
SD $102TX $41.69

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.