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Lung Blood Flow And Airflow Comparison Scan

Maine rates for HCPCS 78598

A nuclear medicine lung scan that measures and compares how much blood flow and airflow each lung is receiving, using a small amount of radioactive tracer and a special camera. It is often used before lung surgery to help estimate how much breathing function each lung individually contributes.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lung Blood Flow And Airflow Comparison Scan cost?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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$380$355 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$355 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $355 to $2,455Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $288 to $525
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,148professional $380

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
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.4 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.

Maine· 24th of 51

$380

AK $1,096FL $251

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.