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Closure of a Breathing Hole in the Neck

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 31820

Closes the opening left in the neck and windpipe once a breathing tube is no longer needed and the airway is working normally. The edges of the tract are freshened and stitched together in layers so the hole seals. This straightforward version does not involve rearranging skin or moving tissue flaps to rebuild the area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Closure of a Breathing Hole in the Neck cost?

$1,413

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $2,818.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $389 to $5,129
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$19,498.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$891.25
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. 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.

Massachusetts· 36th of 50

$1,413

WY $6,761WV $427

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.