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Open Repair Of A Fractured Voice Box

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 31584

Open surgery to repair the voice box after it has been broken, usually by a blow to the front of the neck. The surgeon exposes the cartilage framework, moves the broken pieces back into their correct position and holds them there so they heal in shape. Restoring the framework protects the airway and gives the vocal cords a chance to work normally again.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair Of A Fractured Voice Box cost?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,570 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,570$1,445 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$7,079 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $7,762
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,570

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
$7,079.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,471.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,365.16
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in California 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.

Nebraska· 10th of 51

$3,162

CA $7,244WV $1,479

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.