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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor cost?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $9,772.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $19,498
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,166

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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$26,915.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$10,232.93
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 13th of 50

$6,166

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.