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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

Wisconsin 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 11 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$295$204 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,660 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $5,754Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $162 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $295

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
$316.23
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,786.30
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$208.93
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$660.69

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 6th of 51

$537

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.