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Unlisted Windpipe Or Airway Procedure

Montana 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?

$550

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $85.11 to $64,565.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46,774 · 10th to 90th $537 to $89,125Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $79 to $550
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $46,774professional $85

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$549.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 38.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Wyoming. 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.

Montana· 48th of 50

$550

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.