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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

New Hampshire 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$692$447 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$977 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $977 to $9,772Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,175
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,623professional $692

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
$100.00
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,230.27
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $708 · 19th 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.