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Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

Montana 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?

$251

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $245 to $295.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $245 to $10,233
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $251

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
$1,778.28
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Montana 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.

Montana $251 · 48th 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.