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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Oregon 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $302 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$275$224 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$263 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $209 to $6,166Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $145 to $468
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $302professional $275

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
$389.05
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 18th of 51

$295

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.