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Unlisted Nuclear Medicine Study of the Lungs

Michigan rates for HCPCS 78599

Covers a nuclear medicine study of the lungs that has no standard named study of its own. A small amount of radioactive tracer is breathed in or injected, and a special camera records where it goes to show airflow or blood flow in the lungs. The report describes exactly what was performed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Nuclear Medicine Study of the Lungs cost?

$537

Typical facility fee. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $692.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,122Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $224 to $224
$500$1Kfacility $646professional $224

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 60.3 times more in New Hampshire than in Alaska. 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.

Michigan· 37th of 46

$537

NH $3,631AK $60.26

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.