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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Iowa 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?

$3,856

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,856 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$468$331 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$933 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,943Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $468

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
$501.19
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$851.14
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 22nd of 50

$3,856

$468 physician + $3,388 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.