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Bronchial Thermoplasty for Severe Asthma

Delaware rates for HCPCS 31661

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 October 2026.

How much does Bronchial Thermoplasty for Severe Asthma cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$195 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,413 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $708 to $5,754Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $186 to $363
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Tennessee than in New York. 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.

Delaware· 30th of 51

$324

TN $1,413NY $204

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.