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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

New Jersey 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?

$3,591

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,591 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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$355$302 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$2,138 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,913Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $245 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $355

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
$302.00
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$870.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$14,125.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 15th of 51

$3,591

$355 physician + $3,236 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.