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Ultrasound From Inside The Airway During A Scope Exam

Iowa rates for HCPCS 31620

Use of an ultrasound probe passed down the breathing tubes during an airway scope examination, so the doctor can see through the airway wall to the lymph nodes and other structures just beyond it. It reveals targets the camera alone cannot see and guides sampling to the right spot. It is performed during a larger airway procedure and is billed in addition to it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultrasound From Inside The Airway During A Scope Exam cost?

$490

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $813.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $135 to $676Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $372professional $550

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$549.54

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 58.9 times more in New York than in South Carolina. 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.

Iowa· 15th of 33

$490

NY $5,888SC $100

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.