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Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

Ohio 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?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $6,607.

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 $3,715 · 10th to 90th $468 to $10,715
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,715

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
$467.74
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$15,135.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $3,715 · 16th 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.