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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Minnesota 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 6 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$1,047$759 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,318 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $871 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,738
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754professional $1,047

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
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,388.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $1,072 · 5th 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.