Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC INSERT EMERGENCY AIRWAY / INTUBATION
Meridian, MS
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Rush Care, Inc.’s median price of $171 is 59% below the median hospital's median price ($414), higher than 6% of the 2,458 hospitals reporting CPT 31500. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 6 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Optum all payor fee schedule · inpatient | $129.66 | $129.66 | $129.66 – $129.66 |
| 2 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · inpatient | $129.66 | $129.66 | $129.66 – $129.66 |
| 3 | Humana all payor fee schedule · inpatient | $130.75 | $130.75 | $129.66 – $131.84 |
| 4 | MultiPlan all payor fee schedule · inpatient | $210.00 | $210.00 | $210.00 – $210.00 |
| 5 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · inpatient | $243.00 | $243.00 | $243.00 – $243.00 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · inpatient | $371.00 | $371.00 | $371.00 – $371.00 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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