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Removal Of Voice Box Growth, Mirror Exam

Ohio 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$141 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$912 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $562 to $7,762Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $195

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,047.13
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 46th of 51

$209

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.