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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

North Carolina 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$204$162 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$234 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $151 to $6,166Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $151 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $589professional $204

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
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$224

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.