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Airplane Cabin Oxygen Test With Oxygen Titration

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $83.18.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $62 to $135
$50$100$200$500professional $71

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in New Mexico. 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 51

$70.79

MN $151NM $66.07

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.