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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Delaware 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?

$4,405

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,405 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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$331$224 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$4,074 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $100 to $7,244Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $219 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $331

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
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 14th of 50

$4,405

$331 physician + $4,074 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.