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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Kentucky 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?

$2,614

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,614 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$324$240 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,413 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $537 to $5,129Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $219 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $324

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
$218.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 30th of 50

$2,614

$324 physician + $2,291 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.