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Vocal Cord Injection Via Rigid Scope

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31571

A doctor uses a rigid scope along with an operating microscope, inserted through the mouth, to view the voice box and inject a substance into a vocal cord to add bulk or improve its position. This approach is typically done in an operating room under anesthesia, and it can help improve the voice or swallowing when a vocal cord is not closing properly, such as after vocal cord paralysis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vocal Cord Injection Via Rigid Scope cost?

$575

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $3,236.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $646 to $7,762Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $269 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $295

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
$645.65
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$660.69

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 20th of 51

$575

CA $3,890DE $245

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.