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Vocal Cord Repositioning For A Paralyzed Cord

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31591

Moves a paralyzed vocal cord inwards so it can meet its partner when the person speaks. Working through a small opening in the neck, the surgeon places a shaped implant or shim against the cord to hold it in the new position. It is done on one side, for a weak, breathy voice or choking on liquids caused by a cord that no longer moves.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vocal Cord Repositioning For A Paralyzed Cord cost?

$11,546

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,546 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,467$2,692 to $4,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,079$6,166 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $16,596Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $6,310
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,079professional $4,467

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
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,467.37
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,413.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,244.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,912.51
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$23,988.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska 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

Alaska· 1st of 51

$11,546

$4,467 physician + $7,079 facility

AK $11,546MT $3,436

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.