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Staged Reconstruction Between Windpipe And Throat

New York 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 July 2026.

How much does Staged Reconstruction Between Windpipe And Throat cost?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,089$1,660 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$3,020 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $5,129
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $2,089

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
$1,862.09
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,248.07
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where New York sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska 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.

New York· 13th of 51

$3,090

AK $5,754WV $1,660

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.