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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Massachusetts 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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$191$158 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,000 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $166 to $3,715Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $132 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $191

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$436.52
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,951.21
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,951.21
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$602.56

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 31st of 51

$245

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.