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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 October 2026.

How much does Breathing Test Before and After Inhaler cost?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$54.95$40.74 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$219 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $65 to $617Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $37 to $79
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $380professional $55

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
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
8 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
$18.62
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.30

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 30th 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.