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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Montana 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$427 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$646 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,162Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $79 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $646

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$741.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,803.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 22nd of 51

$646

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.