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Vocal Cord Repositioning For A Paralyzed Cord

Massachusetts 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 July 2026.

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

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $5,129.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $9,550
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,715

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$15,135.61
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,248.07
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,182.57
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,803.84

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Indiana 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.

Massachusetts· 37th of 50

$3,715

IN $15,136WV $1,047

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.