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Surgery On A Vocal Cord Cartilage Through The Neck

Washington 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?

$4,996

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,996 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,905$1,413 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,995 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $20,417Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,951
$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $1,905

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$17,782.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$32,359.37
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,090.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,370.32
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,995.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$31,622.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,884.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Washington 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

Washington· 30th of 50

$4,996

$1,905 physician + $3,090 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.