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Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

Iowa 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 $4,266 · 10th–90th $295$8,9130%10%10th90th$4,266Professionalmedian $331 · 10th–90th $151$6610%10%20%10th90th$331$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

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
$295.12
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,772.37