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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Louisiana 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?

$3,499

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,499 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$479$398 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,660 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $6,026Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $331 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $479

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
$575.44
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$562.34
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
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
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$64.57

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$3,499

$479 physician + $3,020 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.