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Lung Blood Flow And Airflow Comparison Scan

South Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $339.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $229 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Wyoming 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.

South Carolina· 48th of 51

$251

WY $1,072FL $229

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.