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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31520

Direct examination of a newborn's voice box using a scope passed through the mouth, done under anesthesia so the airway can be seen clearly. It is used to find the cause of noisy breathing, a weak or absent cry, or difficulty breathing in a baby.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $380 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$240 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$182 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $174 to $9,772Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $380professional $525

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
$512.86
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$524.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,071.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$954.99

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Alaska· 7th of 51

$525

CA $3,090DE $155

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.