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Repeat Stretching of the Voice Box Airway

Minnesota 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.

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th–90th $324$10,9650%5%10%10th90th$646$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K

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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,548.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,549.93