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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Michigan 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$174$145 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,380 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $204 to $4,898Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $129 to $214
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $174

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
$199.53
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 43rd of 51

$186

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.