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Ultrasound Through The Scope For An Outer Lung Spot

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 31654

During a lung scope examination, a small ultrasound probe is passed down the scope to locate a spot in the outer part of the lung that cannot be seen from inside the airway. The sound-wave picture confirms the instrument is on target before a sample is taken or treatment is given. It is billed in addition to the main scope procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ultrasound Through The Scope For An Outer Lung Spot cost?

$282

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $123 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$158$123 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$123$102 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $68 to $501Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $95 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $123professional $158

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
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.30

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 22.5 times more in Alabama than in Kentucky. 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

North Dakota· 47th of 51

$282

$158 physician + $123 facility

AL $5,010KY $223

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.