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Vocal Cord Lesion Removal With Tissue Graft

Delaware 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?

$550

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $741.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $575 to $7,244Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,026professional $550

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 51st of 51

$550

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.