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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Ohio 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?

$3,861

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,861 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$977$224 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,072 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $759 to $9,120Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,479
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $977

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
$2,754.23
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 35th of 51

$3,861

$977 physician + $2,884 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.