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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31785

Removes a growth from the windpipe, taking out the affected length of airway and joining the healthy ends back together so breathing passes through freely. It is done for a tumor narrowing or blocking the trachea. Airway management during and after the operation is a major part of the care.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor cost?

$11,283

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,283 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,365 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 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$4,365$2,818 to $4,365
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,918$4,786 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $14,125Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $5,754
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,918professional $4,365

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,630.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,244.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$23,988.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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

Alaska· 1st of 51

$11,283

$4,365 physician + $6,918 facility

AK $11,283KY $2,440

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.