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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Kentucky 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$263 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$501 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $427 to $5,623Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $204 to $550
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $339

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
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$812.83
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$347

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.