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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Ohio 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$309 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,000 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $617 to $9,120Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $251 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,023.29
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$123.03

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 46th of 51

$457

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.