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Vocal Cord Lesion Removal With Tissue Graft

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31546

Surgery on a vocal cord carried out through a scope passed into the throat with the aid of an operating microscope. A noncancerous lesion is removed from beneath the lining of the vocal cord, and the gap left behind is rebuilt with a small piece of tissue taken from the patient during the same operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vocal Cord Lesion Removal With Tissue Graft cost?

$646

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $5,129.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $646 to $7,762Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $646

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$37,153.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$646

CA $6,607DE $550

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.