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Open Surgery To Remove A Voice Box Tumor

New York 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?

$4,861

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,861 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$1,072 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,820 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $1,230

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,365.16
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,290.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,584.89
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,884.03
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
15 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
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,258.93
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$245.47
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where New York 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

New York· 15th of 51

$4,861

$1,230 physician + $3,631 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.