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Voice Box Examination With Biopsy

Virginia 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?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $5,370.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,943Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $158 to $437
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818professional $209

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
$223.87
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $2,754 · 33rd 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.