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Open Surgery To Remove A Voice Box Tumor

Arkansas 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?

$3,105

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,105 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$1,445$1,230 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$1,259 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $891 to $3,981Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $1,445

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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
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
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 47th of 51

$3,105

$1,445 physician + $1,660 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.