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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Alabama 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?

$2,619

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,619 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$380$282 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,122 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $776 to $3,890Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $229 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $380

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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81

Where Alabama 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

Alabama· 29th of 50

$2,619

$380 physician + $2,239 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.