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Ultrasound From Inside The Airway During A Scope Exam

Texas 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 October 2026.

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

$1,380

Typical facility fee. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $1,380.

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 $316 · 10th to 90th $91 to $490Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $1,380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$691.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 195.0 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.

Texas· 10th of 33

$1,380

NY $5,888SC $30.20

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.