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Early Change Of A Breathing Tube In The Neck

Vermont 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?

$51.29

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $70.79.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $288 to $501Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $41 to $123
$50$100$200$500facility $309professional $51

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 34th of 51

$51.29

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.