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Repeat Stretching of the Voice Box Airway

Colorado rates for HCPCS 31529

A scope is passed into the voice box, and the windpipe below it when needed, and a narrowed section of the airway is stretched open with a balloon or dilator. It is used when scarring or swelling has tightened the airway, causing noisy or difficult breathing or a weak voice. This is a repeat stretching, carried out after an earlier one.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repeat Stretching of the Voice Box Airway cost?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,311 to $10,000.

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 $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $12,882Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $195 to $813
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,166professional $195

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 60.3 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $6,166 · 6th of 50
IN $9,333WV $155

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.