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Removal of an Airway Tumor Through a Scope

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31640

A scope is passed into the windpipe and lungs and a growth blocking or lining an airway is cut away through it, sometimes with X-ray guidance to see where the instrument is. Clearing the growth reopens the airway so air can pass and can relieve breathlessness, coughing, or bleeding. Tissue removed is sent for laboratory examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of an Airway Tumor Through a Scope cost?

$617

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $1,738.

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 $617 · 10th to 90th $275 to $9,550
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $617

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
$851.14
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 40.7 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $617 · 43rd of 50
IN $10,000WV $245

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.