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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

New Hampshire 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?

$4,432

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,432 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,862$1,445 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,862 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,631
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $1,862

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,235.94
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 25th of 51

$4,432

$1,862 physician + $2,570 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.