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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Louisiana 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$224$174 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$501 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $309 to $3,467Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $141 to $288
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $224

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
$478.63
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 8th of 51

$479

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.