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Emergency Airway Through The Neck Membrane

Vermont 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?

$468

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $490.

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 $309 · 10th to 90th $288 to $501Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $219 to $741
$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $468

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
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.8 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· 19th of 51

$468

AK $1,175KY $245

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.