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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

North Carolina 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?

$2,755

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,755 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$617$457 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,202 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $708 to $5,248Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $363 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $617

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
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$870.96
7 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
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 27th of 51

$2,755

$617 physician + $2,138 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.