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Lung Ventilation Scan

Nebraska 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$347$282 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$794 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $398 to $4,898Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $214 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $347

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$407

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.