Insurance/Grant
Most insurance plans cover the cost of lung CT screening if you meet the criteria. If you don’t have insurance and meet the criteria, we offer grants to cover the cost of screening.
Early detection saves lives
Lung Cancer Screening
CHI Memorial’s Breathe Easy mobile lung CT coach allows us to take low-dose CT lung screening out into our communities and reach people who may not have access or the opportunity to get this scan otherwise. The primary purpose of a lung screening is to look at the lungs for any nodules, masses, or lung cancer. Our screening also captures an image of the heart to calculate a cardiac calcium score which can help people understand their risk for heart disease or heart attack. In addition, the image typically includes a majority of the chest cavity, so a number of incidental findings have been identified during this screening as well (i.e gallstones, thyroid masses, etc).
When lung cancer is detected at an early stage, there is a significant increase of survival. Please call us at (423) 495-5864 if you have any questions.
Lung Screening Criteria
- Age 50-80 years old (Medicare patients 50-77 years old)
- Current cigarette smoker or have quit within the past 15 years
- Have > 20 pack year history (1 pack per day for 20 years, 2 packs per day for 10 years, etc.)
- Asymptomatic (no signs/symptoms of lung cancer)
- Patient has not had a chest CT in the last 12 months
Self-pay
If you don’t meet the criteria to be screened and you are 40 years of age or older, we offer a $150 self-pay option, a significant savings for lung CT screening.
Call (423) 495-5864 (LUNG) to register for a low-dose CT lung screening or to scheule the Breathe Easy Coach for an event.
Breathe Easy Low-Dose Mobile Lung CT Screening Locations
- Monday, March 13, 2023, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., YMCA, 4138 Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN 37415
- Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Eastgate Town Center - Partners in Care, 5616 Brainerd Road Ste. 108, Chattanooga, TN 37411
- Monday, March 20, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Silver Tree Seniors, 5465 Highway 58, Chattanooga, TN 37416
- Monday, April 3, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Galen Primary Care - Southside, 1700 Broad St., Suite 140, Chattanooga, TN 37408
- Thursday, April 6, 2023, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., CHI Memorial Community Health Center, 3905 Hixson Pike, Ste. 103, Chattanooga, TN 37415
- Friday, April 7, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., E. 3rd Street- Open Lung Screening Day, 2115 East 3rd Street, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Monday, April 17, 2023, 8:00am – 2:00pm,YMCA, 4138 Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN 37415
- Monday, April 24, 2023, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Silver Tree Seniors, 5465 Highway 58 Chattanooga, TN 37416
- Saturday, April 29, 2023, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Nutrition World, 6201 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Thursday, March 9, 2023, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Georgia Mountains Health, 165 Blue Ridge Overlook, Blue Ridge, GA 30513
- Friday, March 10, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Big Lots, 558 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
- Monday, March 21, 2023, 9 a.m – 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 611 East Villanow Street, LaFayette, GA 30728
- Monday, March 22, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Primary Healthcare Center, 13570 N Main St., Trenton, GA 30752
- Thursday, March 23, 2023, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Healthy Families, 1008 North 3rd Avenue, Chatsworth, GA 30705
- Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 1 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Big Lots, 558 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
- Monday, April 10, 2023, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., Big Lots, 558 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
- Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Lowe's, 1212 Cleveland Hwy, Dalton, GA 30721
- Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Primary Healthcare Center, 13570 N Main St., Trenton, GA 30752
- Thursday, April 20, 2023, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Lowe's, 2215 Battlefield Pkwy. Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 30742
- Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 611 East Villanow Street, LaFayette, GA 30728
- Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Lowe's, 1751 Congress Pkwy S. Athens, TN 37303
- Thursday, April 13, 2023, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., YMCA, 220 Urbane Rd NE, Cleveland, TN 37312
- Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Walmart, 16773 Rankin Avenue, Dunlap, TN 37327
- Friday, March 24, 2023, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 210 Walmart Drive, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
- Monday, March 27, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 225 Clinton Avenue, Spring City, TN 37381
- Thursday, March 30, 2023, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Shelbyville & Bedford County, Inc. Community Clinic , 200 Dover Street, Suite 203, Shelbyville, TN 37160
- Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Lowe's, 3535 Rhea County Hwy, Dayton, TN 37321
- Friday, April 14, 2023, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., CHI Memorial Integrative Medicine, 1238 Taft Highway, Ste. 170, Signal Mountain, TN 37377
- Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., Ingles Market, Valley Plaza US 41 at East Valley Road, Jasper, TN 37347
- Friday, April 21, 2023, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., Whitwell Medical Plaza, 13851 TN-28, Whitwell, TN 37397, USA
- Thursday, April 27, 2023, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates, 210 Walmart Drive, Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
Register
To register for a low-dose CT lung screening or to schedule the Breathe Easy Coach for an event, call (423) 495-5864 (LUNG).
Dr. Rob Headrick discusses lung cancer and how providing mobile low-dose CT lung screening is helping to save lives.
Low-Dose CT Lung Scan
A low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan shows a 3-D image of the lungs that is clearer and more detailed than regular x - rays, allowing doctors to diagnose lung cancer at its earliest stage, before there are any symptoms. Lung cancer symptoms do not usually occur until the cancer is advanced, and may include persistent cough, sputum streaked with blood, chest pain, voice change, worsening shortness of breath, and recurrent pneumonia or bronchitis.
The low-dose CT lung cancer scan has been shown to improve survival by 20 percent according to The National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).