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Vocal Cord Repositioning For A Paralyzed Cord

Oklahoma 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?

$11,288

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,288 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $10,000 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$1,148 to $1,738
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$10,000$3,981 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $21,380Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $977 to $8,128
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $10,000professional $1,288

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
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$24,547.09
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma· 2nd of 51

$11,288

$1,288 physician + $10,000 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.