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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Iowa 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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$661$457 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$1,023 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $661 to $13,804Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,630
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,310professional $661

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
$660.69
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$15,135.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,311.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $692 · 20th 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.