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Airway Scope Through Existing Neck Airway

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31615

This procedure examines the windpipe and airways using a thin, lighted scope passed through an existing surgical airway opening in the neck, rather than through the nose or mouth. It allows a doctor to directly inspect the inside of the airway in someone who already has this opening in place. The exam can identify blockages, inflammation, or other problems affecting breathing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Airway Scope Through Existing Neck Airway cost?

$214

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $708.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,074Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $123 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $191

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
$213.80
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Hawaii than in Rhode Island. 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.

Washington, DC· 24th of 51

$214

HI $1,202RI $145

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.