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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Arizona 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?

$2,469

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,469 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$380$339 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,096 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $776 to $5,888Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $309 to $3,981
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,089professional $380

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
$977.24
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
3 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
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 31st of 51

$2,469

$380 physician + $2,089 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.