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Voice Box Exam with Magnification

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31526

A doctor passes a rigid scope through the mouth to directly examine the voice box (larynx), using a microscope or telescope attached to the scope for a magnified, more detailed view. It is used to look for growths, swelling, or other changes to the vocal cords and surrounding tissue. This exam is typically done under anesthesia so the patient stays still and comfortable.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Voice Box Exam with Magnification cost?

$2,720

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,720 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$347 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,698 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,079Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $174 to $955
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,025.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.9 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 8th of 51

$2,720

$631 physician + $2,089 facility

CO $4,594MT $464

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.