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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Montana 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?

$1,862

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $1,905.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 45th of 50

$1,862

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.