Clearance of airways cost at US hospitals
Clearance of airways · CPT 31720
$13.02
lowest cash price
$213.07
national median
$1,848.00
highest cash price
524
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $13.02–$1,848.00 — the variation is the story.
Most expensive published cash price
$1,848.00
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon — San Antonio, TXMedian cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($246.65) → Sep 1, 2026 ($240.68)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $124.32 | $373.62 | $373.62 |
| Arizona | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arkansas | 7 | $62.13 | $121.55 | $309.00 |
| California | 76 | $26.60 | $388.11 | $586.56 |
| Colorado | 14 | $97.54 | $97.54 | $97.54 |
| Florida | 61 | $350.83 | $760.50 | $760.50 |
| Georgia | 25 | $145.34 | $163.80 | $883.00 |
| Hawaii | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Illinois | 46 | $64.80 | $219.60 | $439.20 |
| Indiana | 25 | $82.20 | $166.00 | $249.60 |
| Iowa | 20 | $140.00 | $182.44 | $597.24 |
| Kansas | 11 | $332.40 | $332.40 | $482.30 |
| Kentucky | 9 | $13.02 | $144.52 | $190.79 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $131.04 | $131.04 | $131.04 |
| Maine | 7 | $102.75 | $319.90 | $650.85 |
| Maryland | 2 | $23.40 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
| Michigan | 26 | $56.00 | $315.00 | $443.00 |
| Minnesota | 19 | $46.03 | $144.80 | $282.40 |
| Mississippi | 7 | $17.85 | $89.55 | $141.00 |
| Missouri | 20 | $59.15 | $206.80 | $213.07 |
| Montana | 2 | $264.00 | $264.00 | $264.00 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $38.00 | $591.36 | $598.40 |
| Nevada | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $577.75 | $577.75 | $577.75 |
| New Jersey | 9 | $222.28 | $225.12 | $239.52 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $247.38 | $247.38 | $247.38 |
| New York | 22 | $240.68 | $240.68 | $566.67 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $90.00 | $92.60 | $1,345.05 |
| North Dakota | 2 | $268.80 | $268.80 | $329.60 |
| Ohio | 46 | $86.71 | $280.50 | $608.40 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $80.94 | $157.95 | $416.65 |
| Oregon | 11 | $240.48 | $522.75 | $571.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | $154.20 | $309.60 | $1,011.60 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $103.00 | $304.00 | $467.50 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $214.40 | $239.20 | $260.80 |
| Tennessee | 20 | $81.48 | $136.16 | $207.70 |
| Texas | 101 | $63.53 | $177.50 | $1,848.00 |
| Virginia | 25 | $95.40 | $208.00 | $337.80 |
| Washington | 32 | $84.50 | $200.34 | $576.96 |
| West Virginia | 7 | $210.00 | $246.50 | $335.00 |
| Wisconsin | 33 | $70.00 | $121.55 | $425.59 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $204.16 – $377.70 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk, VA | not published | $217.93 – $3,408.00 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $218.65 – $404.50 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $204.16 – $377.70 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $217.93 – $3,408.00 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $217.93 – $3,408.00 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk, VA | not published | $217.93 – $3,408.00 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston, VA | not published | $219.65 – $226.11 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | Edmonds, WA | not published | $249.37 – $827.82 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | not published | $234.66 – $380.15 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $78.62 – $813.00 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $188.10 – $526.68 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $12.89 – $68.86 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | not published | $12.89 – $68.86 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $55.96 – $432.76 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $107.61 – $378.63 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $188.10 – $526.68 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | not published | $12.89 – $68.86 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $218.19 – $327.28 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | not published | $211.14 – $3,714.00 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo, IL | not published | $144.00 – $233.70 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $229.95 – $4,826.69 |
| Adventhealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, FL | not published | $217.24 – $381.66 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo, CA | not published | $71.46 – $480.66 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis, IL | not published | $57.10 – $318.03 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center | Davenport, IA | not published | $194.69 – $272.56 |
| CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $193.47 – $454.65 |
| Central Medical Center | Seattle, WA | not published | not published |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | not published | $234.66 – $380.15 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $217.24 – $488.42 |
| AdventHealth Parker | Parker, CO | not published | $93.44 – $1,083.00 |
| Adventhealth Manchester | Manchester, KY | not published | $205.46 – $205.46 |
| Adventhealth Dade City | Dade City, FL | not published | $228.67 – $518.33 |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | not published | $50.30 – $1,000.00 |
| HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL | South Pasadena, FL | not published | $2,574.19 – $2,628.38 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | not published | $50.30 – $1,000.00 |
| Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) | Smithville, TX | not published | $50.30 – $1,000.00 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City | Jefferson City, MO | not published | $218.12 – $2,277.00 |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park | Overland Park, KS | not published | $207.32 – $2,079.00 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | not published | $58.10 – $457.95 |
| California Hospital Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | not published | $58.10 – $457.95 |
| Adventhealth Murray | Po Box 1406, GA | not published | $203.88 – $1,717.00 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | not published | $50.30 – $1,000.00 |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City, CA | not published | $58.10 – $933.59 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) | Williamsport, IN | not published | $12.89 – $68.86 |
| Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital | New York, NY | not published | not published |
| Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) | Elwood, IN | not published | $12.89 – $68.86 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert, AZ | not published | $50.42 – $216.78 |
| St. Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | not published | $103.85 – $312.28 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus, OH | not published | $211.14 – $3,714.00 |