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Airway Scope To Remove An Inhaled Object

South Dakota 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 $513 · 10th–90th $209$4,3650%10%10th90th$513Professionalmedian $417 · 10th–90th $282$5890%10%20%10th90th$417$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K

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
$177.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78