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Removal Of Upper Voice Box With Neck Dissection

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 31368

Removes the upper portion of the voice box, above the vocal cords, while leaving the vocal cords in place, and in the same operation clears the lymph nodes and surrounding structures from one side of the neck. The neck is addressed because cancer in this region commonly spreads to those nodes. It is a long operation under general anesthesia, with a temporary breathing opening in the neck and swallowing therapy during recovery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Upper Voice Box With Neck Dissection cost?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$3,090$2,570 to $4,677
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,344 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $9,333Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $6,457
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $3,090

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,623.41
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$19,952.62

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

North Carolina· 25th of 51

$3,090

CA $9,333WV $2,344

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.