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Voice Box Examination With Biopsy

Oregon 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?

$372

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $4,467.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $251 to $8,710Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $257 to $479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $372professional $339

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
$467.74
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 50.1 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Oregon· 46th of 50

$372

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.