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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 October 2026.

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

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$427$302 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$933 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $537 to $7,413Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $209 to $776
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $427

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
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$5,128.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$912.01

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 38th of 51

$513

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.