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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Montana 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$214$158 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$269 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $263 to $324Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $141 to $851
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $214

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
$158.49
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 24th of 51

$263

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.