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Airway Scope With Radiation Catheter Placement

Maryland 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?

$191

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $204.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,631Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $158 to $447
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$891.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$191

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.