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Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

Colorado 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 $275$12,8820%5%10%10th90th$5,888Professionalmedian $178 · 10th–90th $178$7940%20%40%90th$178$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$794.33
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29