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Laser Removal of a Voice Box Growth

Idaho 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?

$4,992

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,992 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$263 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$692 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $316 to $11,220Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $525

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$912.01
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$12,302.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$18,197.01
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,071.52
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$9,332.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 11.1 times more in Indiana 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Idaho· 15th of 50

$4,992

$525 physician + $4,467 facility

IN $9,740WV $879

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.