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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Texas 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?

$3,093

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,093 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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 10 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 $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$871 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $380 to $7,943Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $224 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $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
$575.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$28,840.32
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
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09

Where Texas 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

Texas· 27th of 50

$3,093

$339 physician + $2,754 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.