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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 October 2026.

How much does Breathing Test Before and After Inhaler cost?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$56.23$38.90 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$37.15 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $37 to $87Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $37 to $87
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $45professional $56

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
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
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
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 29th of 51

$56.23

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.