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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

New York 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 9 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$182$151 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,820 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $288 to $7,413Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $129 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $182

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
$204.17
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$954.99
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$562.34
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$489.78

Where New York 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 York· 5th of 51

$562

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.