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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Iowa 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$269$191 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$977 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $347 to $6,761Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $151 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $269

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
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$389

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.