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Early Change Of A Breathing Tube In The Neck

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31502

Replaces the breathing tube in a surgically created opening in the neck during the first days after it was placed, before the passage has healed into a stable channel. It is done carefully and with airway equipment on hand, because at this stage the opening can close down or the tube can be pushed into a false passage. Routine tube changes once the passage is well formed are a simpler service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Early Change Of A Breathing Tube In The Neck cost?

$43.65

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $97.72.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $85 to $4,074Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $33 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $41

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$102.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$95.50

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Tennessee than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$43.65

TN $191NY $34.67

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.