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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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$245$162 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$1,288 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $575 to $9,772Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $135 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $245

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
$100.00
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 25th 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.