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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Illinois 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 6 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$155 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$676 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $288 to $5,370Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $141 to $479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $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
$288.40
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$794.33
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 19th of 51

$288

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.