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Removal of an Object From the Voice Box

Delaware 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 October 2026.

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

$1,008

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,008 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$214$195 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$575 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,399Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $182 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Delaware· 47th of 51

$1,008

$214 physician + $794 facility

CO $4,654MT $597

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.