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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

South Dakota 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?

$2,442

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,442 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$447$295 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$501 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $324 to $7,943Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $224 to $794
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $447

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
$338.84
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 33rd of 50

$2,442

$447 physician + $1,995 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.