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Lung Ventilation Scan

Montana 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$245$170 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$37.15 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $34 to $347Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $36 to $309
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $245

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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 21st of 51

$245

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.