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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

South Carolina 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?

$9,120

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $12,589.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $21,878
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,120

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
$1,288.25
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 50

$9,120

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.