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Bronchial Thermoplasty for Severe Asthma

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Bronchial Thermoplasty for Severe Asthma cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$224 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$295 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $204 to $8,710Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $204 to $631
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,047professional $309

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$19,952.62
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$309

CA $4,571HI $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.