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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31601

A planned operation in a child younger than two that creates an opening through the front of the neck into the windpipe and places a breathing tube in it. It gives a stable airway for a child who needs long-term breathing support or whose upper airway is blocked.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two cost?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,820$1,148 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$4,074 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,399
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,079professional $1,820

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
$2,187.76
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,548.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,079.46
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$23,988.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,820

AK $1,820KY $347

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.