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Vocal Cord Injection Through A Scope

Virginia 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?

$2,518

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,518 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$380$269 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$398 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $269 to $7,079Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $245 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $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
$380.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 32nd of 50

$2,518

$380 physician + $2,138 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.