go back

Lung Ventilation Scan

Maine 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 Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $933 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$219 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$759 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $603 to $23,442Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $178 to $331
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $933professional $240

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
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 25th 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.