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Removing A Narrowed Windpipe Segment, Neck And Chest

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 31781

Cuts out a narrowed section of windpipe that extends from the neck down into the chest and joins the healthy ends back together. Because the narrowing reaches below the collarbone, the operation requires access to the chest as well as the neck. It is done under general anesthesia and involves careful management of the airway during and after surgery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removing A Narrowed Windpipe Segment, Neck And Chest cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,995$1,622 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$603 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $537 to $251,189Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,692
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,514professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

New Mexico· 23rd of 51

$1,950

AK $5,754TX $741

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.