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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 July 2026.

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

$44.67

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $1,698.

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 $1,862 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,074Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $38 to $71
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,862professional $41

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 74.1 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $44.67 · 43rd of 51
CA $2,512DE $33.88

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.