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Removal Of Voice Box Growth, Mirror Exam

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 31512

The voice box is viewed from the back of the throat with a mirror or angled scope held in the mouth, and a growth on the vocal cords or nearby lining is removed with fine instruments. Nothing is passed down into the windpipe. It is done with the throat numbed, usually in the office, and the tissue removed is sent for testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Voice Box Growth, Mirror Exam cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$209 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$4,266 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $10,471Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $138 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $257

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
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$501.19

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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.

Connecticut· 13th of 51

$339

CA $2,692RI $166

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.