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Unlisted Windpipe Or Airway Procedure

Wisconsin 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 October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Windpipe Or Airway Procedure cost?

$1,950

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $13,804.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $372 to $19,953Professionalmedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $7,079 to $7,079
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,950professional $7,079

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,630.78
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,344.23
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 158.5 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Wisconsin· 8th of 51

$1,950

AK $4,677HI $29.51

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.