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Airway Secretion Suctioning Through the Nose

Delaware rates for HCPCS 31720

A thin tube is passed through the nose into the windpipe to suction out mucus or other secretions that are making it hard to breathe or clear the airway. This is performed as its own treatment rather than as part of a larger airway examination with a scope. It offers quick relief for someone whose airway is clogged with thick or excess secretions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Airway Secretion Suctioning Through the Nose cost?

$57.54

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $123.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $47 to $427Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $48 to $123
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $58professional $58

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
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 56.2 times more in California than in Washington, DC. 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· 48th of 51

$57.54

CA $3,162DC $56.23

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.