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Open Surgery To Remove A Voice Box Tumor

South Dakota 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?

$5,329

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,329 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,239$1,380 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,660 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $4,898Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $3,631
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $2,239

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,548.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where South Dakota 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 feeSouth Dakota $5,329 · 36th 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.