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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Utah 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$603$372 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$3,162 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $302 to $9,772Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,096
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $603

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$17,782.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$794.33
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$933.25

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 24th of 51

$603

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.