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Surgical Repair Of A Windpipe Wound

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31800

Surgery to close a tear, cut, or other wound of the windpipe with stitches, so that air stops leaking and the airway stays open. It follows an injury such as a blow to the neck, a stab or gunshot wound, or damage during another procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Repair Of A Windpipe Wound cost?

$871

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $813 to $3,548.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $871 to $7,762Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,023
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $871

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
$870.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.5 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$871

CA $4,571DE $708

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.