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Laser Removal of a Voice Box Growth

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31572

A slim flexible scope is passed through the nose to the voice box, and a laser fiber alongside it is used to burn away a growth on or near the vocal cords. It is typically done with the patient awake and the throat numbed, avoiding a general anesthetic.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laser Removal of a Voice Box Growth cost?

$589

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $1,622.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $468 to $7,762Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $195 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $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
$467.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$177.83
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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· 19th of 51

$589

CA $2,754WV $407

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.