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Open Surgery To Remove A Voice Box Tumor

Alabama rates for HCPCS 31300

This surgery removes a tumor from the larynx, commonly known as the voice box, through an incision made directly into the neck and the larynx itself. It gives the surgeon direct access to remove a growth that cannot be reached or fully removed using a scope alone. It is a more invasive approach reserved for tumors that need open surgical access.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Surgery To Remove A Voice Box Tumor cost?

$5,132

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,132 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,042 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,042$1,380 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,349 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $6,761Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,754
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $2,042

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlabama $5,132 · 38th of 50
CA $11,782WV $2,615

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.