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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Hawaii 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?

$162

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $204.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,884Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $30 to $209
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,884professional $148

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 49th of 51

$162

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.