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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Missouri 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$457$417 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,288 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,623Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $331 to $933
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,291professional $457

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
$436.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $776 · 13th 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.