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Breathing Test Before and After Inhaler

North Carolina 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $83.18.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $35 to $166
$10$20$50$100$200professional $63

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
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota 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· 25th of 51

$63.10

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.