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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Oklahoma 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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$174$166 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$631 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $191 to $6,457Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,148
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $174

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
$501.19
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 3rd of 51

$891

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.