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Split Lung Blood Flow Measurement

Delaware 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $282.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $186 to $631Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $145 to $437
$200$500facility $282professional $229

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
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 34th of 51

$229

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.