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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$724$417 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,248 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $724 to $14,454Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,399
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,943professional $724

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,311.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $776 · 12th 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.