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Vocal Cord Lesion Removal With Tissue Graft

Ohio 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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 8 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$646$537 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$2,951 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $12,589Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $490 to $5,370
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $646

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
$977.24
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 26th of 51

$933

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.