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Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

Nebraska 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?

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,344 to $7,586.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $295 to $13,490Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $316 to $437
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,169professional $331

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$7,943.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $3,631 · 18th 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.