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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

South Carolina 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?

$5,587

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,587 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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$339$275 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$562 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $324 to $10,000Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $224 to $617
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $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
$275.42
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 11th of 50

$5,587

$339 physician + $5,248 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.