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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Arkansas 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?

$2,135

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,135 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$437$363 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,230 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $871 to $4,677Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $331 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $437

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
$467.74
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 43rd of 51

$2,135

$437 physician + $1,698 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.