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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Florida 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?

$2,578

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,578 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$295 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,413 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $871 to $11,749Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $251 to $631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,239professional $339

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
$776.25
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$776.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
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
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66

Where Florida 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

Florida· 29th of 51

$2,578

$339 physician + $2,239 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.