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Laser Removal of a Voice Box Growth

Hawaii 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?

$417

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $676.

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 $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,890Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $141 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,890professional $417

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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$776.25

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 49th of 51

$417

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.