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Portable Gaseous Oxygen System, Rental

North Carolina rates for HCPCS E0431

Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Portable Gaseous Oxygen System, Rental cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $151 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$126 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$50.12 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $30 to $240Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $105 to $178
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $151professional $158

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
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$75.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in South Dakota than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $158 · 12th of 51
SD $209CA $107

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.