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Split Lung Blood Flow Measurement

Oregon 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$316 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$67.61 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $63 to $676Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $251 to $562
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $437

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
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$251.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$331

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.