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Split Lung Blood Flow Measurement

Indiana 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$174 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$282 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,230Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $166 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $513professional $200

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
$169.82
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 44th of 51

$200

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.