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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

South Dakota 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 7 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$263$162 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$224 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $186 to $4,365Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $132 to $447
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $407professional $263

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 23rd of 51

$269

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.