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Vocal Cord Repositioning For A Paralyzed Cord

Florida 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?

$4,182

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,182 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$257 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$2,042 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $13,490Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,698
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,202.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,995.26
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14

Where Florida 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

Florida· 41st of 51

$4,182

$871 physician + $3,311 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.