Aggregate out-of-pocket costs $427,069.74 for those undergoing LCS and downstream procedure; OOP cost per episode was $62.46
National LCS rates were unchanged between 2019 and 2020; significant declines seen in five states and increases recorded in 19 states
Seven graded recommendations and nine ungraded consensus statements developed for lung cancer screening
Adults aged 50 to 80 years with 20 pack-year smoking history who currently smoke or quit within last 15 years should be screened with low-dose CT
Findings seen despite the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force revised eligibility criteria
Once operations resumed, decrease seen in new patients screened, proportion of suspicious nodules increased
Lung cancer screening at the state level does not correlate with lung cancer burden