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Bronchial Thermoplasty for Severe Asthma

Ohio 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$200 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$1,096 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $661 to $9,550Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $178 to $407
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $214

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
$575.44
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,137.96
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$77.62

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 44th of 51

$240

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.