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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

South Carolina 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 6 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$186$151 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$302 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $186 to $16,596Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $145 to $316
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $741professional $186

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
$186.21
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$186

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.