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Split Lung Blood Flow Measurement

Idaho 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$219 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$479 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,413Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $59 to $437
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $832professional $324

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
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$275.42
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$371.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,445.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 7th of 51

$372

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.