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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

South 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?

$2,255

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,255 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$525 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$646 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,138Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,000
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $741

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31

Where South 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

South Dakota· 37th of 51

$2,255

$741 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.