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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 October 2026.

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

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$302 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,000 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $676 to $4,898Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $251 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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

$447

AK $1,820KY $347

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.