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Airway Scope To Revise An Existing Stent

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31638

A scope is passed into the windpipe or lung airways to adjust, reposition, or repair a stent that was placed at an earlier session. The airway may be stretched open as part of the same procedure so the stent sits correctly and air passes freely. It is done when an existing stent has shifted, narrowed, or become blocked.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Airway Scope To Revise An Existing Stent cost?

$282

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $724.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $26,915Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,778
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Oklahoma than in New York. 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$282

OK $2,399NY $251

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.