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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Colorado 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?

$5,858

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,858 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$363$269 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$3,236 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $407 to $12,882Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $245 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $363

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
$407.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 6th of 50

$5,858

$363 physician + $5,495 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.