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Vocal Cord Growth Removal Under Magnification

Wyoming 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?

$4,757

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,757 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$776$646 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$3,020 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $4,169Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $776

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
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 7th of 51

$4,757

$776 physician + $3,981 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.