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Lung Ventilation Scan

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 78579

A nuclear medicine study of how air moves into and through the lungs. You breathe in a radioactive gas or a fine mist through a mask or mouthpiece while a camera records where it reaches, revealing parts of the lungs that are not being aired properly. It is often paired with a blood-flow study when a clot in the lungs is suspected.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lung Ventilation Scan cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $355.

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 $468 · 10th to 90th $295 to $851Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $178 to $407
$200$500$1Kfacility $468professional $240

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
1 more rate 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
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Connecticut· 24th of 51

$240

AK $676FL $151

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.