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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Ohio 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?

$3,359

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,359 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$257 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,479 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $407 to $10,715Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $224 to $851
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $339

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
$371.54
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$123.03
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 25th of 50

$3,359

$339 physician + $3,020 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.