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Vocal Cord Repositioning For A Paralyzed Cord

Pennsylvania 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?

$5,754

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,631 to $8,318.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $12,882
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,754

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
$1,174.90
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$57,543.99
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$33,113.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$77,624.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,772.37
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 21st of 50

$5,754

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.