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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Idaho 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$229$200 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$263 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $170 to $5,495Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $155 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $724professional $229

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,348.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 33rd of 51

$234

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.