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Split Lung Blood Flow Measurement

Rhode Island 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $794 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$195 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$617 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $501 to $955Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $186 to $398
$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $229

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 16th of 51

$288

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.