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Airway Scope Through Existing Neck Airway

Tennessee 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?

$1,603

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,603 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$191$141 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$692 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,074Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $120 to $372
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,413professional $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
$371.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 12.2 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeTennessee $1,603 · 28th of 49
NJ $4,855ND $399

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.