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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Louisiana 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?

$2,087

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,087 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$389$295 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$933 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,898Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $234 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $389

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
$389.05
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 37th of 50

$2,087

$389 physician + $1,698 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.