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Voice Box Examination With Biopsy

Nebraska 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?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $7,943.

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 $4,786 · 10th to 90th $575 to $13,490Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $417 to $575
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,786professional $437

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
$2,344.23
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $4,786 · 13th 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.