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Removal Of Windpipe Narrowing Via The Neck

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31780

Cuts out a narrowed segment of the windpipe and sews the healthy ends back together, working through an incision in the neck. Taking out the tight section restores a full-width airway so breathing is no longer restricted. The narrowing is often the result of a breathing tube, an injury, or inflammation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Windpipe Narrowing Via The Neck cost?

$6,325

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,325 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,981 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,981$2,570 to $5,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,380 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $9,772Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $7,586
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,344professional $3,981

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,128.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,128.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $6,325 · 19th of 50
ME $23,901MD $2,010

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.