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Surgical Repair Of A Windpipe Wound

Maine 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?

$933

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $1,202.

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 $12,303 · 10th to 90th $11,749 to $16,596Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,413
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $12,303professional $933

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
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$16,595.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 38th of 51

$933

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.