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Airway Scope With Radiation Catheter Placement

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,205

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,205 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $182 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$182$170 to $214
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$603 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $479 to $4,677Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $162 to $331
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$56,234.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,778.28
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$138.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$27.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 9.2 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Pennsylvania· 39th of 51

$1,205

$182 physician + $1,023 facility

CO $4,822MT $526

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.