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Removal Of Windpipe Narrowing Via The Neck

New Mexico 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?

$3,749

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,749 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$1,660$1,175 to $1,950
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,622 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $6,457
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,089professional $1,660

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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,238.72
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,884.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where New Mexico 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 feeNew Mexico $3,749 · 41st 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.