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Repeat Airway Clearing Through A Scope

Utah 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?

$933

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $209 to $3,388.

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 $3,020 · 10th to 90th $162 to $4,571Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $126 to $955
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $209

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
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 35th of 49

$933

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.