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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31570

This is a procedure in which a rigid scope is passed down the throat to directly view the voice box, and a substance is then injected into one or both vocal cords to improve their function. It's used to treat problems such as a vocal cord that isn't closing fully, which can cause a weak or breathy voice. The procedure is done under anesthesia since a rigid scope is used.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope cost?

$1,496

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,496 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$457 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$347 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,571Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,862
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $562professional $933

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,584.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,238.72
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Wyoming than in North Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 44th of 50

$1,496

$933 physician + $562 facility

WY $8,546ND $840

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.