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Opening The Voice Box For Direct Examination

Wisconsin rates for HCPCS 31320

An operation that opens the voice box through an incision in the front of the neck, splitting the cartilage so the surgeon can see and examine the inside of the larynx directly. It is used when examination with a scope has not settled the question.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Voice Box For Direct Examination cost?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,096$977 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$1,096 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $832 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,884
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $1,096

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,348.96
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$11,748.98
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 29.5 times more in California than in Illinois. 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.

Wisconsin· 21st of 36

$1,096

CA $5,888IL $200

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.