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Voice Box Exam With Stretching Of A Narrowing

Virginia 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?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $245 to $6,457.

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 $3,162 · 10th to 90th $162 to $8,710Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $120 to $331
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $162

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
$245.47
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $3,162 · 22nd 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.