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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Colorado 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?

$8,503

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,503 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,585$1,318 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,918$2,818 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,918professional $1,585

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
$1,995.26
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$6,025.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,454.71
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$912.01

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 4th of 51

$8,503

$1,585 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.