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Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

Tennessee 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 $2,884 · 10th–90th $813$6,4570%10%10th90th$2,884$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
$616.60
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57