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Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

Illinois 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.

How much does Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing cost?

$1,698

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $4,169.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $240 to $7,413Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $155 to $891
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,089professional $240

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$891.25
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 63.1 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $1,698 · 41st of 50
IN $9,333ND $148

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.