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Open Surgery To Remove A Voice Box Tumor

North Carolina 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?

$6,520

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,520 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,622 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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$1,622$1,349 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$1,738 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,467
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,898professional $1,622

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
$1,230.27
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$42,657.95
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where North Carolina 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 feeNorth Carolina $6,520 · 22nd 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.