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Voice Box Repair for a Web Across the Vocal Cords

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31580

Opens the voice box surgically to divide a web, a sheet of scar or tissue stretched between the vocal cords, and holds the cords apart with a thin keel or stent so the raw surfaces cannot stick back together. The spacer is left in place while healing settles and is removed later. It is done for hoarseness, a weak voice, or noisy breathing caused by the web.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Voice Box Repair for a Web Across the Vocal Cords cost?

$1,585

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,479 to $4,786.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $1,585

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
$1,584.89
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.2 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$1,585

CA $7,762DE $1,259

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.