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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Rhode Island 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?

$324

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $562.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $8,913Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $204 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $288

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$891.25

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Rhode Island· 49th of 51

$324

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.