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Removal Of Airway Valves Through A Scope

Oregon rates for HCPCS 31648

Passes a flexible scope into the airways and takes out one-way valves that were placed to collapse an over-inflated part of the lung. The valves are removed when they have done their job, have shifted, or have caused problems such as infection or air leak. This entry covers the first lung section treated.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Airway Valves Through A Scope cost?

$380

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $490.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $263 to $7,943Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $282 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $380professional $380

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
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$389.05
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 52.5 times more in Indiana 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.

Oregon· 45th of 50

$380

IN $10,233WV $195

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.