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Vocal Cord Lesion Removal With Tissue Graft

Maine 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?

$676

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $832.

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 $14,454 · 10th to 90th $14,454 to $14,454Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $14,454professional $676

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
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 45th of 51

$676

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.