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Airplane Cabin Oxygen Test With Oxygen Titration

North Dakota 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $95.50 to $178.

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 $72 · 10th to 90th $72 to $95Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $72 to $186
$100$200$500facility $72professional $148

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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 1st of 51

$148

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.