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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Nebraska 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$275$178 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,042 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $575 to $13,490Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $145 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $275

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 13th of 51

$355

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.