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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Delaware 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?

$427

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $447.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $468 to $7,244Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $7,244professional $427

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$427

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.