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Rebuilding A Narrowed Or Damaged Windpipe

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31750

Reconstructs the windpipe where it has been narrowed, scarred, or damaged, reshaping and widening the airway so air passes freely again. Tissue or cartilage may be used to rebuild the wall and hold the new shape. It is done for narrowing after a breathing tube, injury, or a birth difference in the airway.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rebuilding A Narrowed Or Damaged Windpipe cost?

$1,660

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $3,467.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $27,542Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $1,660

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
$1,659.59
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,715.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 35th of 51

$1,660

AK $5,495UT $891

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.