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Surgical Repair Of A Tracheostomy Scar

Wisconsin 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 October 2026.

How much does Surgical Repair Of A Tracheostomy Scar cost?

$4,816

Typical total for the visit. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,816 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$676 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,738 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $692 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $490 to $2,754
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,349

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,621.81
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,073.80
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Wisconsin· 3rd of 51

$4,816

$1,349 physician + $3,467 facility

OK $5,214MT $1,234

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.