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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Florida 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 8 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$162$141 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,514 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $646 to $10,715Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $129 to $407
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $162

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
$645.65
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 29th of 51

$245

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.