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Airplane Cabin Oxygen Test With Oxygen Titration

Kentucky 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$74.13$63.10 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$50.12 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $19 to $120Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $60 to $98
$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $74

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
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$74.13

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.