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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Arizona 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 5 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$490$316 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,138 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $708 to $6,607Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,175
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311professional $490

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $550 · 31st 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.