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Split Lung Blood Flow Measurement

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78597

A nuclear medicine study that measures what share of the blood reaching the lungs goes to each side. A tracer is given into a vein, a camera records where it lodges, and the result is reported as a percentage for each lung. Surgeons use it to judge how much lung function a person would keep if part of a lung had to be removed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Split Lung Blood Flow Measurement cost?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$741$550 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$550 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $525 to $776Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $309 to $741
$200$500$1Kfacility $550professional $741

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
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,122.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$741

AK $741FL $162

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.