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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Georgia 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 July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor cost?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $6,761.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $933 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $1,175

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
$1,778.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Georgia· 24th of 50

$4,571

IN $15,136WV $1,047

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.