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Staged Reconstruction Between Windpipe And Throat

Delaware rates for HCPCS 31755

Reconstructive surgery that creates a controlled opening between the windpipe and the throat, carried out in more than one stage with each stage done as a separate operation. Building the connection gradually lets the tissues heal and settle between steps. It is done under general anesthesia and the airway is managed carefully throughout the sequence.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Staged Reconstruction Between Windpipe And Throat cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,698$1,622 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,698 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $5,248Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,162
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $1,698

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
$1,698.24
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Delaware· 40th of 51

$1,950

AK $7,079TX $1,000

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.