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Airplane Cabin Oxygen Test With Oxygen Titration

Minnesota 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$141$107 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$75.86 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $76 to $501Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $76 to $240
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $141

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
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$537.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$141.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$61.66
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$141

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.