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Removal Of Object From Voice Box, Mirror Exam

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31511

The voice box is viewed from the back of the throat using a mirror or angled scope held in the mouth, and a foreign object caught there is grasped and pulled out. Nothing is passed down into the windpipe. It is done with the throat numbed, usually in the office, and takes only a few minutes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Object From Voice Box, Mirror Exam cost?

$234

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $380.

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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $158 to $7,762Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $145 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $229

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
$158.49
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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.

Washington, DC· 34th of 51

$234

CA $2,570RI $170

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.