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Bronchial Thermoplasty for Severe Asthma

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 31660

A thin scope is passed through the mouth or nose into the airways, and controlled heat is applied to the airway walls to reduce the muscle that makes them tighten. It is used for severe asthma that stays poorly controlled despite medication, and the treatment is spread over more than one session. Sedation is given so the procedure is comfortable.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bronchial Thermoplasty for Severe Asthma cost?

$3,517

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,517 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$214 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$269 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $229 to $4,365Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $158 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $355

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
$194.98
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 51.6 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 33rd of 50

$3,517

$355 physician + $3,162 facility

IN $21,107WV $409

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.