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Laser Removal of a Voice Box Growth

Delaware 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?

$468

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $525.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $186 to $7,244Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $174 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $468

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$21,877.62
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$776.25

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$468

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.