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Vocal Cord Repositioning For A Paralyzed Cord

Indiana 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?

$7,228

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,228 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,202 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,202$1,000 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$2,692 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $19,498Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $933 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $1,202

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
$1,096.48
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,348.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,137.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
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
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 11th of 51

$7,228

$1,202 physician + $6,026 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.