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Lung Ventilation Scan

Mississippi 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$145 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$251 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $145 to $813Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $135 to $324
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $550professional $224

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 29th of 51

$229

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.