Placing One-Way Valves In A Lung Section

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 31647

Using a flexible scope passed through the mouth or nose into the airways, the doctor tests for air leaks, measures the airway with a balloon, and places small one-way valves in one section of the lung. The valves let trapped air escape but not return, so a damaged or leaking part of the lung can deflate. It is used for severe emphysema and for air leaks that will not seal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placing One-Way Valves In A Lung Section cost?

$4,972

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,972 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

6% physician fee94% facility fee

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 51 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$295	$224 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$4,677	$2,188 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $550 to $13,804Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $191 to $708

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $575.44 Median $3,548.13 Typical High $9,772.37	Facility	Global	$575.44	$3,548.13	$9,772.37
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,187.76 Median $6,918.31 Typical High $19,952.62	Facility	Global	$2,187.76	$6,918.31	$19,952.62
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $331.13 Median $707.95 Typical High $11,481.54	Facility	Global	$331.13	$707.95	$11,481.54
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,862.09 Median $5,754.40 Typical High $14,454.40	Facility	Global	$1,862.09	$5,754.40	$14,454.40

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 16.1 times more in Colorado than in Oregon. 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

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CO $12,566OR $778

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.