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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Tennessee 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?

$2,779

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,779 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$380$275 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,585 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $759 to $6,457Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $229 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,399professional $380

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
$616.60
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 28th of 50

$2,779

$380 physician + $2,399 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.