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Vocal Cord Lesion Removal With Tissue Graft

Indiana 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $19,055 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$617$537 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19,055$8,511 to $28,184

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19,055 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $30,903Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $19,055professional $617

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
$741.31
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$33,113.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 17th of 51

$1,096

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.