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Surgical Repair Of A Windpipe Wound

Maryland 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?

$813

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $1,288.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $708 to $708Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $708professional $813

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$813

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.