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Newborn Voice Box Exam With a Scope

West 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $151 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 4 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$174$155 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$151 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,413Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $151 to $219
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $151professional $174

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
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$269.15

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 50th of 51

$158

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.