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Emergency Airway Through The Neck Membrane

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 31605

An emergency opening is cut through the thin membrane at the front of the neck, just below the Adam's apple, and a tube is inserted so the patient can breathe. It is done when someone cannot breathe and a tube cannot be passed through the mouth or nose. It is a life-saving measure carried out in minutes and converted to a longer-term airway later if needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Emergency Airway Through The Neck Membrane cost?

$1,511

Typical total for the visit. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,511 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$389$316 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$955 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $269 to $2,884Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $54 to $427
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,122professional $389

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$426.58

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Hawaii· 11th of 51

$1,511

$389 physician + $1,122 facility

OK $4,029DE $462

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.