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Surgery On A Vocal Cord Cartilage Through The Neck

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 31400

An operation through an incision in the neck that removes or repositions one of the small cartilages controlling the vocal cords. It is done to widen the airway when the vocal cords are stuck in a closed position and breathing is restricted.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgery On A Vocal Cord Cartilage Through The Neck cost?

$4,368

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,368 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$1,738$1,072 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,349 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,951
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $1,738

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
$977.24
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,585.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.7 times more in Indiana 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 35th of 50

$4,368

$1,738 physician + $2,630 facility

IN $15,838WV $2,051

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.