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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Missouri 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?

$2,175

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,175 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$275 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,072 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $339 to $5,248Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $355

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
$316.23
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 35th of 50

$2,175

$355 physician + $1,820 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.