Puncture/clear windpipe (CPT 31612)
31612 is the billing code hospitals use for this service. Prices below are each hospital's own posted facility charge.
Name shown as it appears in hospital billing files.
121 of 2110 hospitals post a price for this code. Hospitals that don't post one are left out. We never guess a number.
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| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Gross charge | Medicare pays | × Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Health - White County Medical Center | Searcy, AR | $40.75 | $163 | $3,018.80 | 0.0× |
| Unity Health - Jacksonville | Jacksonville, AR | $40.75 | $163 | $3,115.14 | 0.0× |
| Unity Health - Newport | Newport, AR | $40.75 | $163 | $3,018.80 | 0.0× |
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital | Nacogdoches, TX | $53 | $176 | $3,330.57 | 0.0× |
| Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home | Chatom, AL | $54.17 | — | $2,857.43 | 0.0× |
| Memorial Medical Center | Port Lavaca, TX | $56.08 | $80.11 | $3,330.57 | 0.0× |
| East Carroll Parish Hospital | Lake Providence, LA | $64.50 | $86 | $3,018.60 | 0.0× |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $78.01 | $269 | $3,165.95 | 0.0× |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $78.01 | $269 | $3,147.45 | 0.0× |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | Lebanon, TN | $78.01 | $269 | $3,180.78 | 0.0× |
| Saunders Medical Center | Wahoo, NE | $141.75 | $189 | $3,442.75 | 0.0× |
| Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center | Walsenburg, CO | $142.20 | $158 | $3,497.42 | 0.0× |
| Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha, NE | $142.68 | $219.50 | $3,442.75 | 0.0× |
| Bellevue Medical Center | Bellevue, NE | $142.68 | $219.50 | $3,442.75 | 0.0× |
| DeSoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $143.50 | $205 | $3,002.14 | 0.0× |
| Vanderbilt University Hospital | Nashville, TN | $145.26 | $269 | $3,254.56 | 0.0× |
| Titus Regional Medical Center | Mount Pleasant, TX | $169.20 | $282 | $3,330.57 | 0.1× |
| Jefferson Regional | Pine Bluff, AR | $191 | $191 | $3,085.06 | 0.1× |
| CarolinaEast Medical Center | New Bern, NC | $199.80 | $333 | $3,168.99 | 0.1× |
| Donalsonville Hospital | Donalsonville, GA | $215.90 | $254 | $2,905.40 | 0.1× |
| St. John's Medical Center | Jackson, WY | $219 | $219 | $3,387.27 | 0.1× |
| OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center | Oklahoma City, OK | $385.97 | $3,859.66 | $3,188.71 | 0.1× |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $647.36 | $4,624 | $3,112.09 | 0.2× |
| North Central Surgical Center Llp | Dallas, TX | $704.40 | $1,174 | $3,330.57‡ | 0.2× |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | El Paso, TX | $930.43 | $4,652.14 | $3,330.57 | 0.3× |
| Chi St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital | Bryan, TX | $1,214.85 | $6,942 | $3,330.57 | 0.4× |
| Burleson St. Joseph Health Center | Caldwell, TX | $1,214.85 | $6,942 | $3,330.57 | 0.4× |
| Madison St. Joseph Health Center | Madisonville, TX | $1,214.85 | $6,942 | $3,330.57 | 0.4× |
| Grimes St. Joseph Health Center | Navasota, TX | $1,214.85 | $6,942 | $3,330.57 | 0.4× |
| Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton | Carrollton, GA | $1,247.20 | $3,118 | $3,325.49 | 0.4× |
| Higgins General Hospital | Bremen, GA | $1,247.20 | $3,118 | $3,367.56 | 0.4× |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $1,280.32 | $8,002 | $3,112.09 | 0.4× |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary | Little Rock, AR | $1,334.07 | $5,199 | $3,170.82 | 0.4× |
| Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | Houston, TX | $1,343.30 | $3,838 | $3,330.57 | 0.4× |
| Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Fortworth | Fort Worth, TX | $1,450.80 | $2,418 | $3,336.05 | 0.4× |
| Keefe Memorial Hospital | Cheyenne Wells, CO | $1,497.60 | $1,872 | $3,497.42 | 0.4× |
| Norton Hospital | Louisville, KY | $1,526.80 | $7,634 | $3,287.07 | 0.5× |
| University of Kansas Hospital | Kansas City, KS | $1,573.60 | $7,868 | $3,095.42 | 0.5× |
| University of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | Olathe, KS | $1,573.60 | $7,868 | $3,138.92 | 0.5× |
| The University of Kansas Health System Paola Hospital | Paola, KS | $1,573.60 | $7,868 | $3,166.96 | 0.5× |
| Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare | Clinton, MO | $1,979.15 | $3,298.59 | $3,320.81 | 0.6× |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth (Texas Health Resources) | Fort Worth, TX | $2,053.05 | $3,421.75 | $3,330.57 | 0.6× |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Kaufman, TX | $2,053.05 | $3,421.75 | $3,330.57 | 0.6× |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas, TX | $2,053.05 | $3,421.75 | $3,330.57 | 0.6× |
| Texas Health HEB | Bedford, TX | $2,053.05 | $3,421.75 | $3,336.05 | 0.6× |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Plano, TX | $2,053.05 | $3,421.75 | $3,330.57 | 0.6× |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F | Fort Worth, TX | $2,053.05 | $3,421.75 | $3,336.05 | 0.6× |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Allen, TX | $2,053.05 | $3,421.75 | $3,330.57 | 0.6× |
| Touro | New Orleans, LA | $2,055.90 | $14,685 | $3,112.09 | 0.7× |
| Mercy Hospital St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | $2,347.15 | $3,611 | $3,320.81 | 0.7× |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips | Bartlesville, OK | $2,427.76 | $6,561.50 | $3,188.71 | 0.8× |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center | Tulsa, OK | $2,427.76 | $6,561.50 | $3,188.71 | 0.8× |
| Ascension St. John Owasso | Owasso, OK | $2,427.76 | $6,561.50 | $3,188.71 | 0.8× |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow | Broken Arrow, OK | $2,427.76 | $6,561.50 | $3,188.71 | 0.8× |
| Ascension St. John Nowata | Nowata, OK | $2,427.76 | $6,561.50 | $3,188.71 | 0.8× |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa | Sapulpa, OK | $2,427.76 | $6,561.50 | $3,188.71 | 0.8× |
| Denver Health Medical Center | Denver, CO | $2,779.66 | $7,941.88 | $3,497.42 | 0.8× |
| University Hospital – UMMC | Jackson, MS | $2,845.20 | $7,113 | $2,993.40 | 1.0× |
| UMMC Madison | Canton, MS | $2,845.20 | $7,113 | $2,993.40 | 1.0× |
| Park Place Surgical Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $2,944.22 | $7,317.19 | $3,002.14 | 1.0× |
| Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital | Austin, TX | $3,110.40 | $8,640 | $3,330.57 | 0.9× |
| Lakeside Medical Center | Belle Glade, FL | $3,255.33 | — | $3,462.26 | 0.9× |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $3,561.05 | — | $3,010.88 | 1.2× |
| Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians Hospital | Webster, TX | $3,573.15 | $1,001 | $3,330.57 | 1.1× |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $3,586.88 | $16,304 | $3,002.14 | 1.2× |
| Manning Family Children's | New Orleans, LA | $3,660.93 | $13,559 | $3,112.09 | 1.2× |
| Summit Medical Center, LLC | Edmond, OK | $3,726.86 | — | $3,188.71 | 1.2× |
| Griffin Hospital | Derby, CT | $3,877.03 | — | $3,974.62 | 1.0× |
| CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | $3,885.84 | $9,252 | $3,442.75 | 1.1× |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha, NE | $3,885.84 | $9,252 | $3,442.75 | 1.1× |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | $3,885.84 | $9,252 | $3,442.75 | 1.1× |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | $3,885.84 | $9,252 | $3,442.75 | 1.1× |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $4,068.55 | — | $3,537.87 | 1.1× |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery | Nashville, TN | $4,145.32 | — | $3,180.78 | 1.3× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -taylor | Taylor, TX | $4,281.42 | $7,135.70 | $3,330.57 | 1.3× |
| Scott & White Hospital-round Rock | Round Rock, TX | $4,281.42 | $7,135.70 | $3,330.57 | 1.3× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville | Pflugerville, TX | $4,281.42 | $7,135.70 | $3,330.57 | 1.3× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda | Buda, TX | $4,281.42 | $7,135.70 | $3,330.57 | 1.3× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin | Austin, TX | $4,281.42 | $7,135.70 | $3,330.57 | 1.3× |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | $4,473.50 | $14,911.65 | $3,180.78 | 1.4× |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | $4,473.50 | $14,911.65 | $3,147.45 | 1.4× |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | $4,473.50 | $14,911.65 | $3,147.45 | 1.4× |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | $4,473.50 | $14,911.65 | $3,147.45 | 1.4× |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Stones River | Woodbury, TN | $4,473.50 | $14,911.65 | $3,180.78 | 1.4× |
| UConn Health Waterbury Hospital | Waterbury, CT | $5,093.10 | $10,186.20 | $3,974.62 | 1.3× |
| Hilton Head Medical Center | Hilton Head Island, SC | $5,269.42 | — | $3,083.64 | 1.7× |
| East Cooper Medical Center | Mount Pleasant, SC | $5,269.42 | — | $3,083.64 | 1.7× |
| Coastal Carolina Medical Center | Hardeeville, SC | $5,269.42 | — | $3,083.64 | 1.7× |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | $5,373.50 | $10,747 | $3,330.57 | 1.6× |
| Onvida Health Yuma Medical Center | Yuma, AZ | $5,561.40 | $8,556 | $3,537.87 | 1.6× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | Temple, TX | $5,992.21 | $9,987.01 | $3,330.57 | 1.8× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest | Waco, TX | $5,992.21 | $9,987.01 | $3,330.57 | 1.8× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati | College Station, TX | $5,992.21 | $9,987.01 | $3,330.57 | 1.8× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls | Marble Falls, TX | $5,992.21 | $9,987.01 | $3,330.57 | 1.8× |
| Baylor Scott & White Hospital Brenham | Brenham, TX | $5,992.21 | $9,987.01 | $3,330.57 | 1.8× |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance | Edinburg, TX | $6,432.47 | $6,432.47 | $3,330.57 | 1.9× |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc | Duncan, OK | $6,611.96 | — | $3,188.71 | 2.1× |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers, FL | $6,933.55 | $34,667.76 | $3,462.26 | 2.0× |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center | Fort Myers, FL | $6,933.55 | $34,667.76 | $3,462.26 | 2.0× |
| Cape Coral Hospital | Cape Coral, FL | $6,933.55 | $34,667.76 | $3,462.26 | 2.0× |
| Parkland Memorial Hospital | Dallas, TX | $8,332.75 | $20,831.88 | $3,330.57 | 2.5× |
| Northwest Surgical Hospital | Oklahoma City, OK | $9,566.13 | — | $3,188.71 | 3.0× |
| Community Hospital, LLC | Oklahoma City, OK | $9,566.13 | — | $3,188.71 | 3.0× |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Atlanta, GA | $10,209 | $10,209 | $3,367.56 | 3.0× |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Springfield, MO | $11,705.30 | $18,008.15 | $3,320.81 | 3.5× |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $13,783 | $13,783 | $3,537.87 | 3.9× |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center | Tempe, AZ | $13,783 | $13,783 | $3,537.87 | 3.9× |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | Scottsdale, AZ | $13,783 | $13,783 | $3,537.87 | 3.9× |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | Scottsdale, AZ | $13,783 | $13,783 | $3,537.87 | 3.9× |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $13,783 | $13,783 | $3,537.87 | 3.9× |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center | Mesa, AZ | $13,783 | $13,783 | $3,537.87 | 3.9× |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center | Scottsdale, AZ | $13,783 | $13,783 | $3,537.87 | 3.9× |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $13,783 | $13,783 | $3,537.87 | 3.9× |
| Omega Hospital | Metairie, LA | $13,825.12 | $23,700.20 | $3,112.09 | 4.4× |
| Emory University Hospital | Atlanta, GA | $18,857 | $18,857 | $3,325.49 | 5.7× |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | Decatur, GA | $18,857 | $18,857 | $3,325.49 | 5.7× |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta, GA | $18,857 | $18,857 | $3,367.56 | 5.6× |
| Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital | Atlanta, GA | $18,857 | $18,857 | $3,367.56 | 5.6× |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | Lithonia, GA | $18,857 | $18,857 | $3,325.49 | 5.7× |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | Johns Creek, GA | $18,857 | $18,857 | $3,367.56 | 5.6× |
| UAB Hospital | Birmingham, AL | — | $9,851 | $3,032.62 | — |
"Medicare pays" is the facility (technical) rate, matching the posted facility charge; the doctor's separate professional fee is excluded throughout. "—" means Medicare has no comparable facility rate.
‡ Price taken from the hospital's inpatient list; no outpatient price posted.