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Airway Scope To Remove An Inhaled Object

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31635

Passes a lighted scope, rigid or flexible, through the mouth or nose into the windpipe and airways to find and pull out an object that has been inhaled - a piece of food, a tooth fragment, a small toy, or similar. It is done under sedation or general anesthesia.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th–90th $209$3,6310%5%10th90th$490$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78