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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Maine 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?

$3,351

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,351 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$1,445$1,259 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,698 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $1,445

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,995.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
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
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25

Where Maine 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

Maine· 43rd of 51

$3,351

$1,445 physician + $1,905 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.