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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Indiana 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?

$15,136

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,136 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9,120 to $22,387.

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 $15,136 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $25,704
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $15,136

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
$1,380.38
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$27,542.29
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 1st of 50

$15,136

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.