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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Virginia 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$186$170 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$214 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $174 to $7,079Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $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
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$204

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.