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Airplane Cabin Oxygen Test With Oxygen Titration

Iowa 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$77.62 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$138 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $102 to $355Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $41 to $178
$20$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $129

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
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$123.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$501.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$190.55
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$129

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.