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Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

New Mexico 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?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $7,943.

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 $6,166 · 10th to 90th $204 to $11,749
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,166

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
$194.98
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,302.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $6,166 · 5th 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.