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Removal of an Object From the Voice Box

California rates for HCPCS 31530

A rigid scope is passed through the mouth into the voice box so the surgeon can see a lodged object directly, grasp it, and take it out. It is done under general anesthesia in an operating room, since the airway must be controlled while the object is retrieved. Objects that reach this point can partly block breathing or cause hoarseness, choking, and coughing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of an Object From the Voice Box cost?

$5,754

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,890 to $8,511.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $13,804Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $174 to $437
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $224

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
$2,398.83
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,489.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,174.90
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where California sits

The same service costs 32.4 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.

California· 2nd of 50

$5,754

IN $6,310WV $195

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.