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Simple Exercise Breathing Test

California rates for HCPCS 94620

This covers a simple exercise-based test, such as a timed walk, in which a person's breathing, heart rhythm, and oxygen levels are monitored while they walk or perform light exertion. Lung function measurements are often taken before and after the activity to see whether exercise triggers breathing problems, such as narrowing of the airways. It is a more basic version of exercise testing compared to a full, detailed exercise study.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Simple Exercise Breathing Test cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $794.

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 $151 · 10th to 90th $83 to $282Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $631 to $794
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $151professional $794

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47

Where California sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Massachusetts than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $229 · 6th of 45
MA $794FL $36.31

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.