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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Maryland 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?

$1,243

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,243 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$331$251 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$912 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,905Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $224 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $912professional $331

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 47th of 50

$1,243

$331 physician + $912 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.