go back

Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

South Carolina 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$372 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,042 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $10,965Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $347 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $468

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
$537.03
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
10 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
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$112.20

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 30th of 51

$575

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.