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Emergency Breathing Tube Insertion

Nebraska 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 $2,042 · 10th–90th $269$8,5110%10%10th90th$2,042Professionalmedian $331 · 10th–90th $269$4370%20%40%10th90th$331$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K

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
$275.42
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$4,365.16
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,801.89