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Surgery On A Vocal Cord Cartilage Through The Neck

Tennessee 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?

$4,698

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,698 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$1,096 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,905 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $1,230

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
$812.83
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 33rd of 50

$4,698

$1,230 physician + $3,467 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.