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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Ohio 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 8 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$155 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,202 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $295 to $10,715Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $145 to $2,630
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $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
$275.42
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 22nd of 51

$275

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.