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Voice Box Examination With Biopsy

Texas 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?

$3,090

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $5,129.

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 $3,090 · 10th to 90th $525 to $8,511
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,090

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
$691.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Texas 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.

Texas $3,090 · 29th 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.