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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Illinois 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?

$1,985

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,985 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$363$269 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$603 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $380 to $6,457Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $224 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $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
$380.19
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,548.82
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 41st of 50

$1,985

$363 physician + $1,622 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.