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Detailed Exercise Test Of Heart And Lung Function

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 94621

This is an exercise test that measures how well the heart and lungs work together under physical exertion, tracking things like oxygen use, carbon dioxide output, heart rhythm, and breathing while the patient exercises on a treadmill or bike. It is a more detailed version of exercise testing, often used to investigate unexplained shortness of breath or to assess fitness before major surgery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Detailed Exercise Test Of Heart And Lung Function cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $977.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $158 to $15,136Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,413
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $324professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$109.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
2 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
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska 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.

Tennessee· 22nd of 51

$191

AK $331TX $91.20

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.