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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Missouri 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?

$3,331

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,331 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$513$407 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,698 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $9,120Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $513

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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
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
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 19th of 51

$3,331

$513 physician + $2,818 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.