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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Indiana 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 5 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$178$151 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$3,311 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $832 to $8,318Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $141 to $302
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $178

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
$218.78
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 21st of 51

$282

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.