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Airplane Cabin Oxygen Test With Oxygen Titration

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 94453

A breathing test that mimics the thinner air of an aircraft cabin by having the patient breathe a mixture with reduced oxygen while blood oxygen levels are watched. Extra oxygen is then given and adjusted step by step to find how much would be needed in flight. A clinician interprets the results and writes a report.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Airplane Cabin Oxygen Test With Oxygen Titration cost?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $79.43.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $66 to $66Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $18 to $95
$20$50$100$200facility $66professional $71

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.39
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$138.04

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in North Dakota than in Texas. 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.

Washington, DC· 41st of 51

$70.79

ND $148TX $61.66

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.