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Voice Box Examination With Biopsy

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

How much does Voice Box Examination With Biopsy cost?

$251

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $550.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $550 to $19,953Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,660
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $224

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$549.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Kansas than in New York. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$251

KS $1,259NY $191

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.