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Repeat Airway Clearing Through A Scope

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31646

A scope is passed into the airways and thick secretions, mucus plugs, or infected material are suctioned out to reopen blocked passages, as a follow-up to an earlier clearing session. It is done when material keeps building up and blocking part of the lung. Suction and washing are carried out under direct view.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repeat Airway Clearing Through A Scope cost?

$389

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $977.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $170 to $6,607
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $389

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$977.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$977.24

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 35.5 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 42nd of 49

$389

NJ $4,898WV $138

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.