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Planned Tracheostomy In A Child Under Two

Vermont 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?

$631

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $676.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $6,761Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $631

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 26th of 51

$631

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.