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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Missouri 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$186$155 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,072 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $309 to $5,248Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $186

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
$162.18
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 4th of 51

$813

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.