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Removal Of A Windpipe Tumor

Washington 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?

$3,548

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $14,454.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $20,893
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548

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
$1,445.44
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$32,359.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$15,848.93
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$33,884.42

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 31st of 50

$3,548

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.