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Widening The Windpipe And Placing A Stent

Oregon rates for HCPCS 31631

Passes a scope into the windpipe, stretches open a narrowed section, and leaves a stent in place to hold it open. It is used when scarring, pressure from outside, or a tumor has squeezed the airway and made breathing difficult. Relief of breathlessness is usually immediate.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Widening The Windpipe And Placing A Stent cost?

$437

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $562.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $302 to $7,943Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $316 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $437professional $427

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 134.9 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. 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.

Oregon· 45th of 50

$437

DE $30,200WV $224

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.