Emergent Insertion of Breathing Tube Into Windpipe Using an Endoscope Cost in Ohio
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 119 Ohio hospitals. CPT 31500. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $677
📉 Low $47.84
📈 High $2,022
🏥 119 hospitals
🏛️ 69 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $131
Hospital comparison — Ohio
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 119 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Molina | Humana | MultiPlan | BCBS | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT CARMEL DUBLIN DUBLIN |
$47.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL ST ANN'S HOSPITAL WESTERVILLE |
$55.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL EAST COLUMBUS |
$55.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TWIN CITY MEDICAL CENTER DENNISON |
$79.86 | $55.84 | $55.84 | $140 | $54.74 | $55.29 | — | — | — |
| ASHTABULA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER ASHTABULA |
$151 | $199 | $197 | $92.88 | $308 | — | — | — | — |
| BARNESVILLE HOSPITAL BARNESVILLE |
$164 | $31.50 | $28.38 | $95.00 | — | $31.50 | $95.00 | $4,513 | — |
| HARRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CADIZ |
$164 | $30.00 | $42.00 | $95.00 | — | $44.10 | $95.00 | $70.80 | — |
| TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER WEST STEUBENVILLE |
$192 | $215 | $215 | $473 | $215 | $195 | — | — | $215 |
| TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER EAST STEUBENVILLE |
$192 | $215 | $215 | $473 | $215 | $195 | — | — | $215 |
| TRINITY HEALTH ST. CLAIRSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD HOSPITAL CLAIRSVILLE |
$192 | $215 | $215 | $473 | $215 | $195 | — | — | $215 |
| THE CHRIST HOSPITAL AUBURN AVE CINCINNATI |
$221 | $132 | $132 | $132 | — | $132 | — | — | $132 |
| METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER CLEVELAND |
$221 | $359 | $2,089 | $1,601 | — | — | — | $487 | — |
| EAST LIVERPOOL CITY HOSPITAL EAST LIVERPOOL |
$222 | — | $219 | — | $223 | — | $334 | — | — |
| COSHOCTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COSHOCTON |
$222 | — | $223 | — | $223 | — | $334 | — | — |
| POMERENE HOSPITAL MILLERSBURG |
$222 | $129 | $129 | $315 | $99.37 | $90.00 | $90.00 | — | — |
| GRAND LAKE HEALTH SYSTEM SAINT MARYS |
$226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KETTERING HEALTH HAMILTON HAMILTON |
$252 | $235 | $364 | $6,165 | $247 | — | — | $354 | — |
| KETTERING HEALTH TROY TROY |
$252 | $232 | $360 | $6,165 | $244 | — | — | $353 | — |
| SOIN MEDICAL CENTER BEAVERCREEK |
$252 | $233 | $362 | $6,165 | $245 | — | — | $349 | — |
| KETTERING HEALTH GREENE MEMORIAL XENIA |
$252 | $232 | $360 | $6,165 | $244 | — | — | $353 | — |
| KETTERING HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS KETTERING |
$252 | $233 | $362 | $6,165 | $245 | — | — | $349 | — |
| KETTERING HEALTH DAYTON DAYTON |
$252 | $233 | $362 | $6,165 | $245 | — | — | $349 | — |
| KETTERING HEALTH BEHAVIORAL MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$252 | $235 | $364 | $6,165 | $247 | — | — | $356 | — |
| KETTERING HEALTH BEHAVIORAL MEDICAL CENTER DAYTON |
$252 | $235 | $364 | $6,165 | $247 | — | — | $356 | — |
| HENRY COUNTY HOSPITAL NAPOLEON |
$254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM LIMA |
$266 | $226 | — | — | — | — | — | $936 | — |
| AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ALLIANCE |
$270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KNOX COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MOUNT VERNON |
$288 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAMS COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SEAMAN |
$309 | — | $373 | — | $373 | $373 | — | — | — |
| FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER NORWALK |
$332 | $135 | $218 | $189 | $384 | $94.64 | $189 | — | $142 |
| CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S COLLEGE HILL CAMPUS CINCINNATI |
$336 | $76.76 | $80.99 | $316 | $88.49 | $80.60 | — | — | $80.60 |
| HOLZER MEDICAL CENTER JACKSON JACKSON |
$340 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOLZER GALLIPOLIS GALLIPOLIS |
$340 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| VAN WERT HOSPITAL VAN WERT |
$356 | $243 | — | — | — | — | — | $248 | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL GROVE CITY GROVE CITY |
$364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINGS DAUGHTERS MEDICAL CENTER OHIO PORTSMOUTH |
$391 | $646 | $623 | $337 | — | — | $879 | $1,051 | — |
| PAULDING COUNTY HOSPITAL WEST WAYNE STREET PAULIDNG |
$394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL MARION |
$394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SURGICAL HOSPITAL AT SOUTHWOODS YOUNGSTOWN |
$405 | $224 | $224 | — | — | $224 | — | — | — |
| SURGICAL HOSPITAL AT SOUTHWOODS YOUNGSTOWN |
$405 | $224 | $224 | — | — | $224 | — | — | — |
| ADENA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CHILLICOTHE |
$406 | $221 | $221 | $291 | $221 | $221 | $772 | — | — |
| ADENA GREENFIELD MEDICAL CENTER GREENFIELD |
$406 | $195 | $195 | $772 | $195 | $197 | $772 | — | — |
| ADENA FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE |
$406 | $333 | $511 | $560 | $333 | $333 | $772 | — | — |
| ADENA PIKE MEDICAL CENTER WAVERLY |
$406 | $195 | $699 | $588 | $195 | $195 | $772 | — | — |
| MOUNT CARMEL NEW ALBANY HOSPITAL NEW ALBANY |
$421 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DILEY RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER CANAL WINCHESTER |
$421 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UH SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER ASHLAND |
$422 | $230 | $230 | $230 | $230 | $230 | $507 | — | $230 |
| WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL W MICHIGAN ST SIDNEY |
$431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SALEM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SALEM |
$471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY WILLARD HOSPITAL WILLARD |
$500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HEALTH - SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD |
$550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL KENTON |
$578 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DELAWARE |
$586 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| O'BLENESS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ATHENS |
$601 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COLDWATER |
$621 | $231 | — | — | $370 | $227 | — | — | — |
| BERGER HOSPITAL CIRCLEVILLE |
$623 | $228 | $1,752 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF MIAMISBURG MIAMISBURG |
$623 | — | — | — | $81.41 | $77.36 | $498 | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF MIAMISBURG MIAMISBURG |
$623 | — | — | — | $81.41 | $77.36 | $498 | — | — |
| OHIOHEALTH SHELBY HOSPITAL SHELBY |
$644 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OHIOHEALTH MANSFIELD HOSPITAL MANSFIELD |
$644 | $226 | — | — | $235 | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 31500, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $428 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $677 for this?
That is the median of what the 119 Ohio hospitals above publish for Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 31500 in Ohio, Medicare reimburses about $131 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Ohio range from $47.84 to $2,022 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.1x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope cost in Ohio?
- Cash prices for emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope (CPT 31500) in Ohio range from $47.84 to $2,022, with a median of $677. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope in Ohio?
- The cheapest Ohio hospital published cash price for this procedure is $47.84. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Ohio facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 31500 (Heart & Vascular). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.