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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Pennsylvania 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?

$3,072

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,072 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,122$1,023 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,023 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $741 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,122

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
$1,023.29
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$794.33
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,148.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$794.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
10 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
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$114.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$575.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$229.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$851.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$114.82

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 47th of 51

$3,072

$1,122 physician + $1,950 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.