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Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

South Carolina 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.

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th–90th $224$12,8820%10%10th90th$6,457$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,982.44