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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Massachusetts 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?

$2,322

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,322 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$417$269 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$295 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $263 to $5,623Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $224 to $912
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,905professional $417

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
$269.15
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,000.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$891.25
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,762.47
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 34th of 50

$2,322

$417 physician + $1,905 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.