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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Alabama 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?

$3,235

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,235 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$417$372 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,778 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $891 to $3,162Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $316 to $617
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $417

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
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
4 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Alabama 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

Alabama· 21st of 51

$3,235

$417 physician + $2,818 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.