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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Minnesota 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?

$4,690

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,690 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,291 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$2,291$1,698 to $3,236
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,585 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,550Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $4,365
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,399professional $2,291

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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,365.16
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,466.84
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 22nd of 51

$4,690

$2,291 physician + $2,399 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.