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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

New Mexico 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$513$447 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$603 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $372 to $9,772Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $302 to $2,399
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $741professional $513

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$812.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$25,703.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$912.01

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $513 · 40th 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.