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Lung Ventilation Scan

Rhode Island 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $794 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$174 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$617 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $501 to $955Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $158 to $363
$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $204

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 16th of 51

$269

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.