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Airway Scope With Radiation Catheter Placement

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31643

A scope is passed through the mouth or nose into the airways so that one or more fine tubes can be positioned next to a growth in the lung. The tubes are left in place so a radiation source can later be delivered directly to the growth; the radiation treatment itself is given separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Airway Scope With Radiation Catheter Placement cost?

$200

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $3,548.

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 $191 to $7,762Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $178 to $339
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $191

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Colorado than in Delaware. 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· 47th of 51

$200

CO $3,236DE $170

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.