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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Utah 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?

$4,873

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,873 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$302$251 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$1,995 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $427 to $9,120Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $224 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $302

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
$426.58
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
4 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
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where Utah 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

Utah· 6th of 51

$4,873

$302 physician + $4,571 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.