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Open Surgery To Remove A Voice Box Tumor

Iowa 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?

$7,460

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,460 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,089 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,089$1,514 to $3,548
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$4,365 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $8,913Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $7,943
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,370professional $2,089

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,630.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $7,460 · 15th 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.