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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

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

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$331 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,202 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,413Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $186 to $692
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,042professional $468

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
$338.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$851.14

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in California than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $589 · 27th of 51
CA $4,074HI $309

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.