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Removal Of Windpipe Narrowing Via The Neck

Montana 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?

$4,083

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,083 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,042 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$2,042$1,698 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$2,042 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $2,239Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $6,457
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,042professional $2,042

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,995.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,290.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Montana 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 feeMontana $4,083 · 37th 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.