go back

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.

How much does Airway Scope To Remove An Inhaled Object cost?

$490

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $324 to $1,230.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $490 · 10th to 90th $209 to $3,631
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $490

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
$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

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 23.4 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $490 · 44th of 50
IN $6,761ND $288

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.