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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Colorado 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $8,913 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 7 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$525$447 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,913$5,370 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $891 to $18,197Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,023
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,913professional $525

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
$524.81
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$794.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $1,047 · 6th 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.