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Lung Ventilation Scan

North Dakota 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $389.

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 $191 · 10th to 90th $191 to $245Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $195 to $437
$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $347

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
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$347

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.