Voice Box Reconstruction, Other Methods

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 31588

Reconstructive surgery on the larynx, the voice box, to rebuild or reshape it, covering repairs that do not match one of the standard named voice-box operations. It is done to restore the airway, the voice, or both.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Voice Box Reconstruction, Other Methods cost?

$8,511

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $9,772 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 24 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$2,884	$2,239 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$9,772	$6,607 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $17,783Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $5,129

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,890.45 Median $10,471.29 Typical High $17,378.01	Facility	Global	$3,890.45	$10,471.29	$17,378.01
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,187.76 Median $3,630.78 Typical High $10,715.19	Facility	Global	$2,187.76	$3,630.78	$10,715.19
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,949.84 Median $3,019.95 Typical High $4,570.88	Professional	Global	$1,949.84	$3,019.95	$4,570.88

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 56.2 times more in California than in Illinois. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

CA $11,220IL $200

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.