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Vocal Cord Lesion Removal With Tissue Graft

Hawaii 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?

$3,311

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,738 to $6,918.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $5,495Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $513 to $7,943
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $3,311

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
$1,621.81
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$794.33
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 2nd of 51

$3,311

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.