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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

North Dakota 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$776$468 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$447 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $447 to $2,570Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $776

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$977.24

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 15th of 51

$776

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.