Intro windpipe wire/tube cost at US hospitals
Intro windpipe wire/tube · CPT 31730
$155.40
lowest cash price
$2,447.43
national median
$6,839.00
highest cash price
179
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $155.40–$6,839.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($1,962.76) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,040.67)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $3,584.10 | $3,584.10 | $4,121.52 |
| Arizona | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arkansas | 2 | $423.45 | $423.45 | $503.12 |
| California | 72 | $1,107.75 | $3,287.20 | $3,523.08 |
| Colorado | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 56 | $741.00 | $741.00 | $741.00 |
| Georgia | 23 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Hawaii | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Illinois | 34 | $1,630.00 | $2,944.90 | $2,944.90 |
| Indiana | 25 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 14 | $2,885.60 | $2,885.60 | $2,885.60 |
| Kansas | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 24 | $2,447.43 | $2,447.43 | $2,447.43 |
| Minnesota | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Mississippi | 4 | $561.75 | $564.60 | $694.50 |
| Missouri | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Montana | 2 | $2,304.80 | $2,304.80 | $2,304.80 |
| Nebraska | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nevada | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $1,884.64 | $3,986.00 | $6,839.00 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $2,303.28 | $2,303.28 | $2,303.28 |
| New York | 15 | $2,040.67 | $2,040.67 | $2,040.67 |
| North Carolina | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 38 | $741.00 | $741.00 | $5,156.45 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | $1,898.47 | $1,898.47 | $1,898.47 |
| Oregon | 10 | $3,608.25 | $3,608.25 | $4,163.30 |
| South Carolina | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 16 | $592.83 | $592.83 | $1,997.09 |
| Texas | 98 | $970.84 | $1,584.00 | $2,323.44 |
| Virginia | 16 | $1,295.00 | $1,295.00 | $1,295.00 |
| Washington | 31 | $155.40 | $3,339.44 | $3,706.50 |
| Wisconsin | 22 | $1,505.00 | $1,505.00 | $1,505.00 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Cleburne, TX | $1,584.00 | $525.71 – $578.28 |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge | Park Ridge, IL | $1,630.00 | $1,284.44 – $6,181.00 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $1,630.47 | $2,335.00 – $5,198.77 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick, NJ | $1,884.64 | $299.94 – $2,834.43 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin, NJ | $1,884.64 | $299.94 – $2,261.57 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $1,898.47 | $169.30 – $276.18 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel, NJ | $1,908.75 | $1,908.75 – $2,290.50 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City, NJ | $1,908.75 | $299.94 – $2,290.50 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank, NJ | $1,908.75 | $299.94 – $2,290.50 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy, NJ | $1,910.40 | $235.15 – $2,292.48 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison, NJ | $1,910.40 | $188.12 – $2,834.43 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $1,990.53 | $35.74 – $2,489.08 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville, TN | $1,997.09 | $733.50 – $1,141.72 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack, NJ | $2,030.84 | $306.68 – $2,132.38 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen, NJ | $2,030.84 | $185.30 – $2,213.61 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna, CA | $2,038.47 | $5,981.00 – $25,998.00 |
| Bellevue Hospital Center | NY 10016, NY | $2,040.67 | $85.14 – $3,332.73 |
| Lincoln Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $2,040.67 | $174.08 – $2,510.66 |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York, NY | $2,040.67 | $174.08 – $2,510.66 |
| Harlem Hospital Center | New York, NY | $2,040.67 | $168.04 – $2,510.66 |
| Woodhull Medical Center | Brooklyn, NY | $2,040.67 | $85.14 – $3,332.73 |
| Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica, NY | $2,040.67 | $85.14 – $3,332.73 |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | NY 11373, NY | $2,040.67 | $165.21 – $2,510.66 |
| Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $2,040.67 | $174.08 – $3,332.73 |
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn, NY | $2,040.67 | $85.14 – $3,332.73 |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | $2,040.67 | $174.08 – $2,510.66 |
| North Central Bronx | Bronx, NY | $2,040.67 | $174.08 – $3,332.73 |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | Tarzana, CA | $2,114.35 | $1,142.00 – $4,235.11 |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland | Levelland, TX | $2,126.04 | $1,000.00 – $1,886.35 |
| Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital | Hobbs, NM | $2,303.28 | not published |
| St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus | Missoula, MT | $2,304.80 | $1,836.63 – $5,216.13 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | $2,316.30 | $463.68 – $4,121.53 |
| Covenant Children's Hospital | Lubbock, TX | $2,316.30 | $455.98 – $4,579.48 |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital | Lubbock, TX | $2,316.30 | not published |
| Covenant Hospital Plainview | Plainview, TX | $2,323.44 | $1,000.00 – $1,886.35 |
| St Jude Medical Center | Fullerton, CA | $2,369.76 | $1,945.86 – $4,235.11 |
| Henry Ford Hospital | Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI | $2,447.43 | $123.32 – $2,002.05 |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | West Bloomfield, MI | $2,447.43 | $123.32 – $4,079.05 |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: | Wyandotte, MI | $2,447.43 | $123.32 – $1,493.40 |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital | Clinton Twp, MI | $2,447.43 | $123.32 – $4,079.05 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo, CA | $2,714.88 | $1,945.86 – $5,171.00 |
| UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital | Waterloo, IA | $2,885.60 | $130.59 – $1,429.38 |
| UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital | Dubuque, IA | $2,885.60 | $130.59 – $3,318.44 |
| UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center | Grinnell, IA | $2,885.60 | $130.59 – $1,715.79 |
| UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital | Des Moines, IA | $2,885.60 | $130.59 – $1,661.45 |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center | Anamosa, IA | $2,885.60 | $130.59 – $346.36 |
| UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown | Marshalltown, IA | $2,885.60 | $130.59 – $1,678.08 |
| UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown | Sioux City, IA | $2,885.60 | $130.59 – $1,527.23 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf | Bettendorf, IA | $2,885.60 | $130.59 – $1,483.91 |
| UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline | Rock Island, IL | $2,885.60 | $130.59 – $1,521.80 |