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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

New Jersey 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$170$151 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,548 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $10,471Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $129 to $4,266
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $170

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$676.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 35th of 51

$229

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.