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71271

Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening

$73.6M in total Medicare payments across 3 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 71271 (Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening) received $73.6M in total Medicare payments.

Across 1.0M services, the average Medicare payment was $72.54 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2021$19.9M299.3K—
2022$25.0M331.5K+25.8%
2023$28.7M384.2K+14.9%

Top Providers for 71271

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Dalia ArtalDiagnostic RadiologyCA$223.4K1.4K$155.69
2Adam AttounDiagnostic RadiologyCA$63.1K427$147.80
3Richard OderoDiagnostic RadiologyMD$60.7K377$160.92
4Neil GambillDiagnostic RadiologyDE$58.4K423$138.16
5Christopher FlyeDiagnostic RadiologyNC$58.3K647$90.15
6Alka SinghDiagnostic RadiologyMD$58.0K365$158.99
7Adam ScherrDiagnostic RadiologyMD$57.8K374$154.58
8Carolinas Imaging Services LlcIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)NC$57.4K432$132.95
9Randy BeckerDiagnostic RadiologyMD$54.6K354$154.17
10Ronald WachsbergDiagnostic RadiologyNJ$54.4K631$86.16
11Allison TillackDiagnostic RadiologyWA$52.6K570$92.32
12Felipe UrdanetaDiagnostic RadiologyNY$51.8K316$164.01
13Vaiman TsangDiagnostic RadiologyNY$51.5K301$171.00
14Allison OldfieldDiagnostic RadiologyMD$50.9K329$154.68
15Samuel PlesnerDiagnostic RadiologyWA$50.5K522$96.82
16Jason ChalifouxDiagnostic RadiologyNY$50.0K292$171.40
17Patrick KangDiagnostic RadiologyNY$47.4K281$168.52
18Mukul DasDiagnostic RadiologyMD$46.2K290$159.47
19Ehab YoussefDiagnostic RadiologyMI$45.3K436$103.92
20Jeffrey NackosDiagnostic RadiologyWA$42.9K431$99.64
21Alvin WyattDiagnostic RadiologyCA$42.3K403$104.97
22Shailendra ChopraDiagnostic RadiologyKY$42.3K335$126.16
23Harbor Medical Associates, Inc.Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)MA$41.8K383$109.08
24Keith TonkinDiagnostic RadiologyTN$41.6K843$49.32
25Robert KrupaDiagnostic RadiologyFL$41.4K305$135.74

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
NY$2.1M22.5K458$4.6K
CA$2.0M18.9K466$4.2K
FL$1.9M18.9K434$4.3K
NC$1.6M22.4K408$3.8K
TX$1.3M16.8K450$3.0K
MD$1.3M11.3K166$8.1K
MA$1.3M19.0K304$4.3K
IL$1.2M17.5K393$2.9K
VA$1.1M15.4K255$4.5K
PA$1.0M17.1K423$2.4K
MI$946.0K16.2K318$3.0K
OH$941.8K16.7K290$3.2K
NJ$866.2K7.7K201$4.3K
TN$777.5K11.1K251$3.1K
WA$648.4K8.7K168$3.9K
MO$639.5K11.2K223$2.9K
MN$592.5K8.3K234$2.5K
GA$566.0K9.7K240$2.4K
SC$533.2K8.7K163$3.3K
KY$531.8K8.7K160$3.3K
WI$506.0K8.2K211$2.4K
AZ$459.8K4.7K115$4.0K
CO$431.6K5.6K156$2.8K
IA$398.6K6.4K121$3.3K
CT$398.3K4.5K120$3.3K
IN$377.9K6.6K150$2.5K
KS$357.5K5.0K117$3.1K
AL$354.8K4.8K159$2.2K
OR$319.7K4.6K91$3.5K
MS$298.3K4.1K93$3.2K

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.