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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Indiana 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $15,488 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 5 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$427$347 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15,488$9,550 to $22,909

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,488 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $25,704Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $263 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $15,488professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$27,542.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 29th of 51

$575

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.