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Removal Of The Epiglottis

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 31420

Surgery to take out the epiglottis, the small flap of cartilage at the base of the tongue that folds over the windpipe during swallowing. It is removed when disease or a growth involves it, or when it blocks the airway. Swallowing is retrained afterwards because the flap that helps steer food away from the airway is gone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Epiglottis cost?

$2,239

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $2,692.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $18,621Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $12,023professional $2,239

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Wyoming· 5th of 51

$2,239

CA $5,495DE $832

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.