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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 October 2026.

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

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$851$513 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,047 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $631 to $12,882Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $851

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$13,182.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,311.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$6,309.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$891

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.