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Surgical Cutting of a Voice Box Nerve

Iowa rates for HCPCS 31595

This covers a surgical procedure to cut a nerve on one side of the voice box called the recurrent laryngeal nerve, which controls movement of the vocal cords. It is performed as a treatment for certain conditions that cause abnormal vocal cord muscle spasm or movement, such as a type of voice disorder that makes speaking difficult. This changes how the vocal cords move on that side to relieve the underlying problem.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Cutting of a Voice Box Nerve cost?

$1,660

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $2,042.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $933 to $16,218Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $4,169
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $1,660

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 1148.2 times more in Texas than in Mississippi. 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.

Iowa· 20th of 34

$1,660

TX $28,840MS $25.12

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.