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Surgical Repair Of A Windpipe Wound

Rhode Island 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?

$776

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $1,148.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $5,495Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,230
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,467professional $776

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 48th of 51

$776

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.