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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Maryland 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?

$490

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $661.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $12,023Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $490

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,348.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$912.01
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$490

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.