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Lung Ventilation Scan

Delaware 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $263.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $174 to $631Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $135 to $437
$200$500facility $437professional $204

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
$173.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$436.52

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 38th of 51

$204

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.