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Removal Of Windpipe Narrowing Via The Neck

New Hampshire 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?

$17,041

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17,041 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $15,136 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,905$1,259 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$15,136$5,623 to $24,547

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,136 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $28,184Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,090
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $15,136professional $1,905

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
$100.00
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$28,840.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 11.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 3rd of 50

$17,041

$1,905 physician + $15,136 facility

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.