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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Washington, DC 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?

$525

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $1,413.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $525 to $16,218Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $447 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,951professional $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
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$30,902.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Washington, DC· 36th of 51

$525

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.