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Vocal Cord Repositioning For A Paralyzed Cord

New York 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?

$6,310

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,388 to $9,772.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $12,303
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310

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
$1,412.54
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,630.78
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,054.61
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,182.57
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where New York 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.

New York· 16th of 50

$6,310

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.