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Removal Of Voice Box Growth, Mirror Exam

Hawaii 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 October 2026.

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

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$126 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$1,096 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,890Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $39 to $457
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Hawaii· 21st of 51

$282

AK $708KY $191

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.