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 Medical Foundation’s median price of $215 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($414), higher than 10% 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: 11 payers, 16 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 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $129.66 | $149.18 | $105.47 – $212.41 |
| 2 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $155.97 | $164.03 | $129.66 – $214.53 |
| 3 | Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $171.04 | $171.04 | $129.66 – $212.41 |
| 4 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $171.04 | $171.04 | $129.66 – $212.41 |
| 5 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $171.04 | $171.04 | $129.66 – $212.41 |
| 6 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $182.20 | $182.20 | $182.20 – $182.20 |
| 7 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $195.41 | $195.41 | $195.41 – $195.41 |
| 8 | MultiPlan all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $210.00 | $210.00 | $210.00 – $210.00 |
| 9 | Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $239.45 | $239.45 | $181.52 – $297.37 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $291.65 | $270.96 | $129.66 – $370.89 |
| 11 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $310.03 | $325.00 | $202.00 – $477.95 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $362.73 | $362.73 | $362.73 – $362.73 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $474.00 | $474.00 | $474.00 – $474.00 |
| 14 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $919.00 | $919.00 | $919.00 – $919.00 |
| 15 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,203 | $1,203 | $1,203 – $1,203 |
| 16 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,388 | $1,388 | $1,388 – $1,388 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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