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Breathing Test Before and After Inhaler

South 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $75.86.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $36 to $195
$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
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 28th 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.