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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Utah 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$209$182 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,239 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $182 to $4,571Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $151 to $490
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $209

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
$181.97
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$371.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 34th of 51

$234

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.