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Open Surgery To Remove A Voice Box Tumor

Minnesota 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?

$8,080

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,080 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,951 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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$2,951$2,239 to $4,074
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$3,548 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $12,303Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $4,898
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,129professional $2,951

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,888.44
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,549.93
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Minnesota 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 feeMinnesota $8,080 · 12th 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.