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Removal Of Upper Voice Box With Neck Dissection

Vermont 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 October 2026.

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

$3,388

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $3,631.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $5,495
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $3,388

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 16th of 51

$3,388

AK $9,772TX $891

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.