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Laser Removal of a Voice Box Growth

Maine 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?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $7,586 to $7,586Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $191 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $7,586professional $479

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 45th of 51

$479

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.