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Laser Removal of a Voice Box Growth

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $550.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $8,318Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $141 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $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. 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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$891.25

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 50th 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.