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Repair Of The Windpipe Inside The Chest

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31760

Reconstructs the part of the windpipe that lies within the chest, opening up a narrowed segment or repairing a damaged one so air can move freely to the lungs. The chest is opened to reach the airway directly. It is done for narrowing from scarring, injury, prolonged breathing-tube use, or a growth pressing on the airway.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of The Windpipe Inside The Chest cost?

$1,622

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $1,698.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $1,622

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
$1,621.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in California than in Delaware. 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· 40th of 51

$1,622

CA $8,511DE $1,349

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.