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Voice Box Examination With Biopsy

Illinois 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?

$1,905

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $813 to $5,248.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $355 to $8,318Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,072
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $316

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $1,905 · 40th 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.