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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Nebraska 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?

$3,613

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,613 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 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$794$631 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,738 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $9,120Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,512
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $794

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
$5,011.87
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 13th of 51

$3,613

$794 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.