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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31545

Uses a rigid scope passed through the mouth into the voice box, with a microscope or telescope for magnification, to lift the lining of the vocal cord and remove a growth from beneath it while sparing the surface. The area is then repaired so the cord can vibrate normally again. It is done under general anesthetic, usually for a hoarse or weak voice.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification cost?

$5,336

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,336 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,445$661 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$2,630 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,905
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $1,445

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
$1,737.80
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,230.27
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,897.79
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$13,489.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 5th of 51

$5,336

$1,445 physician + $3,890 facility

OK $7,024MT $1,050

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.