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Airway Scope With Radiation Catheter Placement

Kentucky 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?

$2,481

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,481 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$191$162 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,585 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $851 to $5,012Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $162 to $437
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,291professional $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
$162.18
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 26.7 times more in New Hampshire than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeKentucky $2,481 · 31st of 50
NH $9,608WV $360

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.