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Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 31528

A scope is passed through the mouth into the voice box so the surgeon can look at it directly and widen a narrowed part of the airway, stretching it with a dilator or a balloon. It relieves noisy or difficult breathing and a weak voice caused by scarring or narrowing. This covers the first such stretching; repeat sessions are billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th–90th $389$10,9650%10%20%10th90th$4,074Professionalmedian $214 · 10th–90th $129$4790%20%10th90th$214$0.5$5.0$50.0$500.0$5.0K$50.0K$500.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,000.00