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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 July 2026.

How much does Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 5 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$871$457 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$447 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $447 to $8,511Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,148
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $457professional $871

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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $871 · 8th 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.