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Repeat Stretching of the Voice Box Airway

Virginia 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 $3,467 · 10th–90th $182$8,7100%5%10th90th$3,467Professionalmedian $178 · 10th–90th $135$3720%10%10th90th$178$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$3,630.78
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
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,489.63