go back

Split Lung Blood Flow Measurement

Nebraska 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$372$302 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$832 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $437 to $4,898Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $229 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $372

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
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$437

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.