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Voice Box Examination With Biopsy

New York 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $7,413.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $347 to $10,233
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,365

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
$251.19
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$5,011.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$616.60
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$11,481.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$691.83

Where New York 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.

New York $4,365 · 17th 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.