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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

North Dakota 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$302$162 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$155 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $155 to $8,511Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $155 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $162professional $302

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
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 16th of 51

$302

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.