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Diagnostic Voice Box Exam with a Rigid Scope

Virginia rates for HCPCS 31525

A direct exam of the voice box (larynx) using a rigid scope passed through the mouth, without the added magnification of a microscope or telescope. It is used to look for growths, swelling, or other changes affecting the vocal cords and surrounding tissue, and may also allow a view of the upper windpipe. This exam is typically performed under anesthesia so the patient remains still throughout.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Voice Box Exam with a Rigid Scope cost?

$765

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $765 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $490 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$275$191 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$490$251 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $191 to $6,918Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $170 to $513
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $490professional $275

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
$194.98
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 17.8 times more in Wyoming than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeVirginia $765 · 46th of 50
WY $8,032MD $451

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.