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Lung Ventilation Scan

Oregon 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$295 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$47.86 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $44 to $479Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $240 to $525
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $407

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 11th of 51

$316

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.