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Emergency Breathing Tube Insertion

Colorado rates for HCPCS 31500

Places a tube through the mouth into the windpipe in an emergency, so that air or oxygen can be delivered straight to the lungs. It is done when a person stops breathing adequately, cannot protect their airway, or needs a ventilator urgently, and it secures the airway within seconds to minutes. The ventilator care that follows is charged separately.

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th–90th $257$7,4130%5%10%10th90th$2,754Professionalmedian $186 · 10th–90th $186$1,1480%20%40%90th$186$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample — interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,511.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,691.53