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.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Emergency Breathing Tube Insertion cost?
$603
Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $2,570.
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
Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,888Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $151 to $437
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,456.54
Facility
Global
$204.17
$1,288.25
$6,456.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$457.09
Professional
Global
$141.25
$208.93
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,621.81
Facility
Global
$186.21
$346.74
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Professional
Global
$263.03
$331.13
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,884.03
Facility
Global
$371.54
$645.65
$2,884.03
Where Iowa sits
The same service costs 49.0 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.