go back

Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

California 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 $5,888 · 10th–90th $2,455$13,8040%5%10th90th$5,888Professionalmedian $162 · 10th–90th $126$3310%10%20%10th90th$162$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

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
$2,398.83
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,489.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$316.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61