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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Maine 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?

$195

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $240.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $148 to $302
$200$500professional $195

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 41st of 51

$195

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.