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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 October 2026.

How much does Airway Scope With Radiation Catheter Placement cost?

$209

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $490.

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 $2,692 · 10th to 90th $501 to $16,218Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,778
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,692professional $191

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
$190.55
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska 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· 44th of 51

$209

AK $832NY $174

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.