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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

South Dakota 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$562 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$631 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,692Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $891

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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,311.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$912

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.