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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Pennsylvania 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$158$148 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,230 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $389 to $8,318Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $141 to $331
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $158

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
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$512.86
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$194.98
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 39th of 51

$209

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.