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Removal of an Object From the Voice Box

Texas 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?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $4,074.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,918
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512

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
$707.95
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 28th of 50

$2,512

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.