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Windpipe Tumor Removal In The Chest

Delaware rates for HCPCS 31786

Removes a growth from the portion of the windpipe that lies inside the chest, reached through an incision in the chest wall. The affected length of airway is taken out and the healthy ends are joined back together so air passes freely. It is done for tumors that block breathing or are cancerous.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Windpipe Tumor Removal In The Chest cost?

$1,413

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $1,862.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $151 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,548
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $7,244professional $1,413

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Delaware· 51st of 51

$1,413

CA $7,244DE $1,413

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.