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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 October 2026.

How much does Breathing Test Before and After Inhaler cost?

$39.81

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $47.86.

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 $39 · 10th to 90th $39 to $102Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $11 to $71
$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $40

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
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$91.20
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
$18.20
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.51

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Minnesota than in Utah. 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· 49th of 51

$39.81

MN $105UT $31.62

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.