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Vocal Cord Injection Via Rigid Scope

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Vocal Cord Injection Via Rigid Scope cost?

$372

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $398.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $407 to $3,802Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $275 to $550
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $363

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Oklahoma than in New York. 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.

Vermont· 33rd of 51

$372

OK $1,778NY $251

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.