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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Nebraska 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?

$6,811

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,811 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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$2,344$1,820 to $2,951
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$1,820 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $10,000Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $2,344

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
$5,011.87
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 7th of 51

$6,811

$2,344 physician + $4,467 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.