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Airway Scope To Find And Seal An Air Leak

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 31634

A scope is passed into the airways and a balloon is inflated in one branch at a time to work out which part of the lung is leaking air into the chest. Once the leaking branch is identified, a sealing substance such as surgical glue may be injected to close it. It is used for a persistent air leak that has not settled with a chest drain alone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Airway Scope To Find And Seal An Air Leak cost?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $6,607.

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 $1,738 · 10th to 90th $191 to $8,710
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738

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
$309.03
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$16,982.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$13,803.84

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Indiana 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 50

$1,738

IN $20,417WV $1,413

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.