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Surgical Repair Of A Tracheostomy Scar

Ohio rates for HCPCS 31830

Surgery that revises the scar left at the site of a previous tracheostomy, the surgical breathing opening in the neck. It is done for people who no longer need that opening, once they are breathing through the normal airway again. The scarred tissue is trimmed and the layers repaired so the site looks and moves better.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Repair Of A Tracheostomy Scar cost?

$3,510

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,510 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$490$389 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,349 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $562 to $10,233Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,122
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,020professional $490

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
$512.86
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$177.83
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeOhio $3,510 · 26th of 50
WY $7,738WV $935

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.