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Unlisted Windpipe Or Airway Procedure

Minnesota 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?

$724

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $2,089.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,692Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,818
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $708professional $1,023

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
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $724 · 43rd 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.