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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Colorado 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 7 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$186$178 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,570 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,586Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $158 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $186

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$707.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 2nd of 51

$1,905

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.