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Small Oxygen Tube Placed Into The Windpipe

Oregon rates for HCPCS 31730

Places a fine tube through the skin at the front of the neck directly into the windpipe, so oxygen can be delivered straight into the airway. A needle and wire are used to make the track, and the tube is left in place. It suits people who need long-term oxygen and cannot manage well with a mask or nasal prongs.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Small Oxygen Tube Placed Into The Windpipe cost?

$1,995

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $2,455.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $269 to $6,026Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,884
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $1,175

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
$363.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,709.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,754.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Oregon· 33rd of 50

$1,995

IN $6,607WV $1,023

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.