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Unlisted Windpipe Or Airway Procedure

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 31899

A procedure involving the trachea, the windpipe, or the bronchi, the large breathing tubes leading into the lungs, that has no standard named entry of its own. The physician submits a written report describing exactly what was done.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Windpipe Or Airway Procedure cost?

$4,677

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,677 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54,954 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$54,954$64.57 to $54,954
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,388 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $8,511Professionalmedian $54,954 · 10th to 90th $0 to $54,954
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,571professional $54,954

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54,954.09
Median
$54,954.09
Typical High
$54,954.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 38.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Connecticut $4,677 · 7th of 50
WI $11,482WY $295

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.