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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

New York 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?

$5,754

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $9,120.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $12,023
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,754

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
$1,348.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,079.46
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,548.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,000.00
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where New York 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.

New York· 16th of 50

$5,754

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.