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Split Lung Blood Flow Measurement

Kentucky 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$186$174 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$151 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $107 to $347Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $151 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $166professional $186

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
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$186

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.