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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Virginia 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?

$3,815

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,815 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$427$372 to $490
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,122 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $468 to $10,000Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $339 to $646
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $427

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
$501.19
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$776.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
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
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 11th of 51

$3,815

$427 physician + $3,388 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.