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Laser Removal of a Voice Box Growth

Wyoming 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?

$575

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $955.

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 $7,586 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $10,965Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $575

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 24th of 51

$575

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.