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Vocal Cord Lesion Removal With Tissue Graft

Maryland 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?

$603

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $646.

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 $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $14,454Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $603

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$603

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.