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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Idaho 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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 8 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$603 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$851 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $407 to $15,136Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,096
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,467professional $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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$19,054.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,332.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $661 · 21st 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.