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Voice Box Examination With Biopsy

South Dakota 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?

$347

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $417.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $245 to $9,120Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $224 to $407
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $324

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
$3,090.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,120.11
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $347 · 47th 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.