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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Massachusetts 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?

$1,894

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,894 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$575$417 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$501 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $380 to $5,248Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $316 to $3,981
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $575

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$758.58
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,096.48
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,047.13
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
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
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$104.71

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 48th of 51

$1,894

$575 physician + $1,318 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.