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Direct Look At The Voice Box To Suction The Airway

Vermont rates for HCPCS 31515

A scope is passed through the mouth to bring the voice box into direct view so secretions, blood, or other material can be suctioned out of the upper airway. Clearing the airway under direct vision means the suction is aimed exactly where the blockage is. It is done under sedation or anesthesia.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Direct Look At The Voice Box To Suction The Airway cost?

$257

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $324.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $309 to $501Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $135 to $407
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $479professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$257

WI $537KY $166

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.