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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 October 2026.

How much does Open Surgery To Remove A Voice Box Tumor cost?

$3,643

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,643 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,738$1,514 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,230 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $851 to $5,754Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,090
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $1,738

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
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,019.95
12 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
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 32nd of 51

$3,643

$1,738 physician + $1,905 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.