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Removal Of A Swallowed Or Inhaled Object In The Throat

Iowa rates for HCPCS 31531

Passes a rigid scope through the mouth under anesthetic to look directly at the voice box and take out an object lodged there. Grasping instruments are passed alongside the scope to retrieve it. The airway is checked afterwards for injury or swelling.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Swallowed Or Inhaled Object In The Throat cost?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $6,457.

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 $4,898 · 10th to 90th $479 to $9,550Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $209 to $851
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,898professional $501

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
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 50.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $3,802 · 21st of 50
IN $10,233WV $204

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.