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Surgical Cutting of a Voice Box Nerve

Minnesota 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 October 2026.

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

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,042$1,585 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,349 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,467Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $2,042

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,311.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 166.0 times more in California 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.

Minnesota· 15th of 34

$1,950

CA $4,169MS $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.