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Removal Of Windpipe Narrowing Via The Neck

Maine 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?

$1,514

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $1,950.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22,387 · 10th to 90th $21,380 to $30,200Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $22,387professional $1,514

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$30,199.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,691.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,570.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 7.2 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.

Maine· 36th of 51

$1,514

CA $8,511DE $1,175

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.