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Voice Box Examination With Biopsy

Colorado rates for HCPCS 31535

Passes a rigid viewing tube through the mouth while the patient is asleep so the surgeon can see the voice box directly and take a tissue sample for the laboratory. It is used to work out the cause of hoarseness, a growth, or a suspicious area on the vocal cords. This version is done without a microscope or telescope attached for magnified viewing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Voice Box Examination With Biopsy 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 $3,388 to $10,233.

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 $550 to $12,882Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $229 to $955
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,166professional $229

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
$354.81
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,715.19
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
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$338.84
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 50.1 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.

Colorado $6,166 · 7th of 50
IN $9,772ND $195

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.