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Removal Of Object From Voice Box, Mirror Exam

Rhode Island 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?

$170

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $251.

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 $1,479 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,981Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $100 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $170

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
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$170

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.