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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 July 2026.

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

$7,079

Typical facility fee. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $13,183.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $18,621
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079

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
$1,230.27
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$22,908.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 15th of 50

$7,079

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.