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Airway Scope To Remove An Inhaled Object

Iowa 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 $3,388 · 10th–90th $427$6,7610%10%10th90th$3,388Professionalmedian $631 · 10th–90th $282$1,1480%10%10th90th$631$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. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$5,248.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,495.41