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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 October 2026.

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

$6,424

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,424 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,012 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$1,413$1,202 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,012$1,738 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,129Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,089
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $5,012professional $1,413

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alabama· 5th of 51

$6,424

$1,413 physician + $5,012 facility

AK $8,931DE $2,772

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.