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Removal Of Windpipe Narrowing Via The Neck

New York 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?

$7,167

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,167 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,754 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,413$1,148 to $2,138
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,754$2,951 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,548
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,754professional $1,413

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
$1,412.54
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,162.28
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,754.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,981.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where New York 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 York $7,167 · 15th 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.