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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Oregon 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?

$1,369

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,369 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $708 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$513 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$708$631 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $501 to $8,913Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $708professional $661

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
$5,128.61
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$18,620.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$14,454.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$21,877.62

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 50th of 51

$1,369

$661 physician + $708 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.