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Vocal Cord Injection Via Rigid Scope

Wisconsin 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?

$7,914

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,914 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,413 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$501$331 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,413$5,129 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $11,482Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,188
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,413professional $501

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
$0.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,698.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$338.84
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,174.90
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 12.8 times more in South Carolina than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeWisconsin $7,914 · 4th of 50
SC $9,012MD $703

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.