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Airway Scope To Find And Seal An Air Leak

Pennsylvania 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?

$4,266

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $6,761.

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 $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,318
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266

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
$1,023.29
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$57,543.99
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 19th of 50

$4,266

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.