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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

North Dakota 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?

$2,174

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,174 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$661$537 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$355 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $355 to $2,630Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $372 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,514professional $661

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$354.81
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 41st of 51

$2,174

$661 physician + $1,514 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.