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Open Surgery To Remove A Voice Box Tumor

Kentucky 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?

$5,595

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,595 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$1,175 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,951 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,630
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,365professional $1,230

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
$851.14
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,819.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,413.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $5,595 · 30th 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.