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Surgical Closure Of A Tracheostomy Opening

Utah rates for HCPCS 31825

Closes the opening in the neck made for a breathing tube, once the tube is no longer needed and the airway is safe without it. The windpipe and the tissue over it are stitched so the opening seals rather than being left to close on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Closure Of A Tracheostomy Opening cost?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $3,715.

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 $3,162 · 10th to 90th $692 to $6,026Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Maine 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.

Utah· 33rd of 50

$2,138

ME $6,761WV $589

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.